Geistesgestörter
[ˈɡaɪ̯stəsɡəˌʃtøːɐ̯tɐ]
The verdict
“Geistesgestörter” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person mit psychischer Störung
Corpus desk
Index DE-geistesgestorter · Geistesgestörter · German
Geistesgestörter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Geistesgestörter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡaɪ̯stəsɡəˌʃtøːɐ̯tɐ] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Geistesgestörter“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Geistesgestörter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡaɪ̯stəsɡəˌʃtøːɐ̯tɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Geistesgestörter, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Geistesgestörter, spelled G-E-I-S-T-E-S-G-E-S-T-Ö-R-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person mit psychischer Störung
- 2Person, dessen Handlungen unverständlich und unvernünftig erscheinen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Geistesgestörter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Gerade ehemalige Leprosorien und Pesthäuser, die im 16. und 17. Jahrhundert zumeist leer standen, boten sich für die Unterbringung Geistesgestörter an.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.