geistig

/[ˈɡaɪ̯stɪç]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,188

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

geistig is anGermanadj. It means: den menschlichen Geist, die Gedanken betreffend Pronounced [ˈɡaɪ̯stɪç]. It ranks #6,188 in German word frequency. Often confused with giftig and geizig.

Key facts for geistig
PropertyValue
Headwordgeistig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈɡaɪ̯stɪç]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,188
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of geistig in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for geistig is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡaɪ̯stɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,188 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for geistig, with forms such as "egistig", "geisitg", and "geisstig". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "giftig", "geizig", "Gestik", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is geistig, spelled G-E-I-S-T-I-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    den menschlichen Geist, die Gedanken betreffend
  2. 2
    Alkohol enthaltend

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egistig,geisitg,geisstig,geistgi,geistigg,geisttig,geitsig,gesitig,ggeistig,giestig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for geistig

Misspelling Variants of "geistig"

egistig7geisitg7geisstig8geistgi7geistigg8geisttig8geitsig7gesitig7
Misspelling Variants of "geistig"

Frequency rank: #6,188 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "geistig"?
"geistig" is spelled G-E-I-S-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡaɪ̯stɪç].
What does "geistig" mean?
As an adj, "geistig" means: den menschlichen Geist, die Gedanken betreffend
What words are commonly confused with "geistig"?
"geistig" is commonly confused with "giftig", "geizig", "Gestik". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "geistig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geistig" is [ˈɡaɪ̯stɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geistig" come from?
"geistig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.