Geläut

[ɡəˈlɔɪ̯t]

/[ɡəˈlɔɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Geläut” is uncommon German (frequency #78,027 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,027
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (abgestimmtes) Läuten mehrerer Glocken

Corpus desk

Index DE-gelaut · Geläut · German

Geläut · rank #78,027 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,027
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gelinkt

Nearest frequency peer: gelinkt (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Geläut“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Geläut“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Geläut
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeläut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈlɔɪ̯t]
Letters6
Frequency rank#78,027
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Geläut“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Geläutfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gelinkt“ (#78,026), „geldwert“ (#78,025), „geometrischer“ (#78,029). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geläut“ bei #78,027. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Geläut is uncommon German at frequency #78,027 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈlɔɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Geläut in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Geläut, spelled G-E-L-Ä-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    (abgestimmtes) Läuten mehrerer Glocken
  2. 2
    (abgestimmtes) Läuten mehrerer Glocken
  3. 3
    Gesamtheit der Glocken in einem Glockenstuhl
  4. 4
    Bellen der Jagdhunde auf der Jagd

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Geläut appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Das Geläut erinnerte Pierre daran, dass es ein Sonntag und der Feiertag Mariä Geburt war.“
  2. Das Geläut hört man meilenweit.

Synonyms

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 "Geläut"?
"Geläut" is spelled G-E-L-Ä-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈlɔɪ̯t].
What does "Geläut" mean?
As a noun, "Geläut" means: (abgestimmtes) Läuten mehrerer Glocken
How do you pronounce "Geläut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geläut" is [ɡəˈlɔɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list