geldhungrig
[ˈɡɛltˌhʊŋʁɪç]
The verdict
“geldhungrig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - begierig nach Geld
Corpus desk
Index DE-geldhungrig · geldhungrig · German
geldhungrig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | geldhungrig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɡɛltˌhʊŋʁɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „geldhungrig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
geldhungrig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡɛltˌhʊŋʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "begierig nach Geld".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for geldhungrig, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is geldhungrig, spelled G-E-L-D-H-U-N-G-R-I-G.
Definition
- 1begierig nach Geld
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how geldhungrig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auch Mitglieder des Adels sehen wir seit dem Ausgang des 13. Jhs. im Besitz bisweilen erstaunlich hoher Kapitalien, welche sie durch Ausleihen an die geldhungrigen Fürsten beträchtlich vermehren konnten.“
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.