geistlichen

/[ˈɡaɪ̯stlɪçn̩]/ adj

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,203

in German word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

geistlichen is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geistlich Pronounced [ˈɡaɪ̯stlɪçn̩]. It ranks #9,203 in German word frequency. Often confused with gestrichen and gemütlichen.

Key facts for geistlichen
PropertyValue
Headwordgeistlichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈɡaɪ̯stlɪçn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#9,203
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for geistlichen is 11 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡaɪ̯stlɪçn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,203 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 17 documented wrong-spelling variants for geistlichen, with forms such as "egistlichen", "geisltichen", and "geisstlichen". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "gestrichen", "gemütlichen", "Geistlicher", 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 geistlichen, spelled G-E-I-S-T-L-I-C-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geistlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geistlich
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geistlich
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geistlich
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geistlich
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geistlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geistlich
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geistlich
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geistlich
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geistlich
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geistlich
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geistlich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egistlichen,geisltichen,geisstlichen,geistilchen,geistlcihen,geistlicchen,geistlicehn,geistlichenn,geistlichhen,geistlichne,geistlihcen,geistllichen,geisttlichen,geitslichen,gesitlichen,ggeistlichen,giestlichen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for geistlichen

Misspelling Variants of "geistlichen"

egistlichen11geisltichen11geisstlichen12geistilchen11geistlcihen11geistlicchen12geistlicehn11geistlichenn12
Misspelling Variants of "geistlichen"

Frequency rank: #9,203 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "geistlichen"?
"geistlichen" is spelled G-E-I-S-T-L-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡaɪ̯stlɪçn̩].
What does "geistlichen" mean?
As an adj, "geistlichen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geistlich
What words are commonly confused with "geistlichen"?
"geistlichen" is commonly confused with "gestrichen", "gemütlichen", "Geistlicher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "geistlichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geistlichen" is [ˈɡaɪ̯stlɪçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geistlichen" come from?
"geistlichen" 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.