gelaunt

/[ɡəˈlaʊ̯nt]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,301

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

gelaunt is anGermanadj. It means: sich in einer bestimmten Stimmung, Laune befindend Pronounced [ɡəˈlaʊ̯nt]. Often confused with glaubt and genannt.

Key facts for gelaunt
PropertyValue
Headwordgelaunt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ɡəˈlaʊ̯nt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,301
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of gelaunt in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for gelaunt is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈlaʊ̯nt]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,301 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sich in einer bestimmten Stimmung, Laune befindend".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for gelaunt, with forms such as "eglaunt", "gealunt", and "gelanut". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "glaubt", "genannt", "gelernt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is gelaunt, spelled G-E-L-A-U-N-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich in einer bestimmten Stimmung, Laune befindend

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eglaunt,gealunt,gelanut,gelaunnt,gelauntt,gelautn,gellaunt,geluant,ggelaunt,gleaunt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gelaunt

Misspelling Variants of "gelaunt"

eglaunt7gealunt7gelanut7gelaunnt8gelauntt8gelautn7gellaunt8geluant7
Misspelling Variants of "gelaunt"

Frequency rank: #14,301 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gelaunt"?
"gelaunt" is spelled G-E-L-A-U-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈlaʊ̯nt].
What does "gelaunt" mean?
As an adj, "gelaunt" means: sich in einer bestimmten Stimmung, Laune befindend
What words are commonly confused with "gelaunt"?
"gelaunt" is commonly confused with "glaubt", "genannt", "gelernt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gelaunt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gelaunt" is [ɡəˈlaʊ̯nt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gelaunt" come from?
"gelaunt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.