geländegängig
[ɡəˈlɛndəˌɡɛŋɪç]
The verdict
“geländegängig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in unwegsamem Gelände fahrtüchtig
Corpus desk
Index DE-gelandegangig · geländegängig · German
geländegängig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | geländegängig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɡəˈlɛndəˌɡɛŋɪç] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „geländegängig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
geländegängig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈlɛndəˌɡɛŋɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in unwegsamem Gelände fahrtüchtig".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for geländegängig, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is geländegängig, spelled G-E-L-Ä-N-D-E-G-Ä-N-G-I-G.
Definition
- 1in unwegsamem Gelände fahrtüchtig
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how geländegängig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Geländewagen sind für die Nutzung auf sehr schlechten Wegen und im unbefestigten Gelände gedacht. Daher müssen sie vor allem sehr robust und geländegängig sein.“
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.