geläufigen

[ɡəˈlɔɪ̯fɪɡn̩]

/[ɡəˈlɔɪ̯fɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“geläufigen” is uncommon German (frequency #74,609 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,609
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 geläufig

Corpus desk

Index DE-gelaufigen · geläufigen · German

geläufigen · rank #74,609 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,609
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gelaunte

Nearest frequency peer: gelaunte (-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 “geläufigen”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “geläufigen” 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 geläufigen
PropertyValue
Headwordgeläufigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈlɔɪ̯fɪɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#74,609
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “geläufigen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.geläufigenliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „gelaunte“ (#74,608), „geläutert“ (#74,610), „gekettet“ (#74,607). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

geläufigen is uncommon German at frequency #74,609 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈlɔɪ̯fɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for geläufigen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is geläufigen, spelled G-E-L-Ä-U-F-I-G-E-N.

Definition

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

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 "geläufigen"?
"geläufigen" is spelled G-E-L-Ä-U-F-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈlɔɪ̯fɪɡn̩].
What does "geläufigen" mean?
As an adjective, "geläufigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geläufig
How do you pronounce "geläufigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geläufigen" is [ɡəˈlɔɪ̯fɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geläufigen" come from?
"geläufigen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 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