geläufiger

[ɡəˈlɔɪ̯fɪɡɐ]

/[ɡəˈlɔɪ̯fɪɡɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“geläufiger” is uncommon German (frequency #92,958 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,958
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs geläufig

Corpus desk

Index DE-gelaufiger · geläufiger · German

geläufiger · rank #92,958 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,958
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gelähmten

Nearest frequency peer: gelähmten (-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 “geläufiger”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “geläufiger” 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 geläufiger
PropertyValue
Headwordgeläufiger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈlɔɪ̯fɪɡɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,958
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “geläufiger” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).geläufigerliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „gelähmten“ (#92,957), „Geldinstitut“ (#92,956), „gemästet“ (#92,960). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

geläufiger is uncommon German at frequency #92,958 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈlɔɪ̯fɪɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

geläufiger doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is geläufiger, spelled G-E-L-Ä-U-F-I-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs geläufig
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs geläufig
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs geläufig
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs geläufig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion 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 "geläufiger"?
"geläufiger" is spelled G-E-L-Ä-U-F-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈlɔɪ̯fɪɡɐ].
What does "geläufiger" mean?
As an adjective, "geläufiger" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs geläufig
How do you pronounce "geläufiger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geläufiger" is [ɡəˈlɔɪ̯fɪɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geläufiger" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "geläufiger", 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