geistreich

[ˈɡaɪ̯stˌʁaɪ̯ç]

/[ˈɡaɪ̯stˌʁaɪ̯ç]/ adj

The verdict

“geistreich” is uncommon German (frequency #53,715 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,715
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - klug und gleichzeitig witzig

Corpus desk

Index DE-geistreich · geistreich · German

geistreich · rank #53,715 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,715
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gedruckter

Nearest frequency peer: gedruckter (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „geistreich“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „geistreich“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for geistreich
PropertyValue
Headwordgeistreich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡaɪ̯stˌʁaɪ̯ç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,715
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „geistreich“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.geistreichfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gedruckter“ (#53,714), „gelagerte“ (#53,716), „Gebälk“ (#53,713). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „geistreich“ bei #53,715. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

geistreich is uncommon German at frequency #53,715 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡaɪ̯stˌʁaɪ̯ç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "klug und gleichzeitig witzig".

No misspelling variants are generated for geistreich in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is geistreich, spelled G-E-I-S-T-R-E-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    klug und gleichzeitig witzig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how geistreich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er hat einen geistreichen Charakter.
  2. „Man war unter Künstlern und gab sich nach dem Essen betont geistreich, witzig und leger.“

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "geistreich"?
"geistreich" is spelled G-E-I-S-T-R-E-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡaɪ̯stˌʁaɪ̯ç].
What does "geistreich" mean?
As an adjective, "geistreich" means: klug und gleichzeitig witzig
How do you pronounce "geistreich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geistreich" is [ˈɡaɪ̯stˌʁaɪ̯ç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geistreich" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "geistreich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list