gelähmten

[ɡəˈlɛːmtn̩]

/[ɡəˈlɛːmtn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“gelähmten” is uncommon German (frequency #92,957 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,957
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelähmt

Corpus desk

Index DE-gelahmten · gelähmten · German

gelähmten · rank #92,957 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,957
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Geldinstitut

Nearest frequency peer: Geldinstitut (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “gelähmten”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “gelähmten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gelähmten
PropertyValue
Headwordgelähmten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈlɛːmtn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,957
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gelähmten” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gelähmten lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gelähmten is uncommon German at frequency #92,957 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈlɛːmtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gelähmten, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is gelähmten, spelled G-E-L-Ä-H-M-T-E-N.

Definition

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

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gelähmten"?
"gelähmten" is spelled G-E-L-Ä-H-M-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈlɛːmtn̩].
What does "gelähmten" mean?
As an adjective, "gelähmten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelähmt
How do you pronounce "gelähmten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gelähmten" is [ɡəˈlɛːmtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gelähmten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list