Geldmangel

[ˈɡɛltˌmaŋl̩]

/[ˈɡɛltˌmaŋl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geldmangel” is uncommon German (frequency #51,343 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,343
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mangel an Geld

Corpus desk

Index DE-geldmangel · Geldmangel · German

Geldmangel · rank #51,343 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,343
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Geistlichkeit

Nearest frequency peer: Geistlichkeit (-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 „Geldmangel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Geldmangel
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeldmangel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡɛltˌmaŋl̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#51,343
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Geldmangel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Geistlichkeit“ (#51,342), „gelegte“ (#51,344), „gehörlosen“ (#51,341). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geldmangel“ bei #51,343. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Geldmangel is uncommon German at frequency #51,343 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡɛltˌmaŋl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mangel an Geld".

Zero misspellings are on record for Geldmangel in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Geldmangel, spelled G-E-L-D-M-A-N-G-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mangel an Geld

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Bauvorhaben musste aus Geldmangel eingestellt werden.
  2. „Ihre Gehälter wurden aus Geldmangel pauschal gekürzt, manchmal bei gleicher Arbeitszeit um die Hälfte.“

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 "Geldmangel"?
"Geldmangel" is spelled G-E-L-D-M-A-N-G-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɛltˌmaŋl̩].
What does "Geldmangel" mean?
As a noun, "Geldmangel" means: Mangel an Geld
How do you pronounce "Geldmangel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geldmangel" is [ˈɡɛltˌmaŋl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geldmangel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gehörlosen#51,341Gemeinheit#51,345gequetscht#51,349Gastgebern#51,332

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list