Geldregen

[ˈɡɛltˌʁeːɡn̩]

/[ˈɡɛltˌʁeːɡn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geldregen” is uncommon German (frequency #99,858 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,858
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unerwarteter Erhalt eines größeren Geldbetrags

Corpus desk

Index DE-geldregen · Geldregen · German

Geldregen · rank #99,858 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,858
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gelaufene

Nearest frequency peer: gelaufene (-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 “Geldregen”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Geldregen” 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 Geldregen
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeldregen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡɛltˌʁeːɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#99,858
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Geldregen” sits in German frequency

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Geldregen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Geldregen is uncommon German at frequency #99,858 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡɛltˌʁeːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unerwarteter Erhalt eines größeren Geldbetrags".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Geldregen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Geldregen, spelled G-E-L-D-R-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    unerwarteter Erhalt eines größeren Geldbetrags

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „In der Bevölkerung beklagen Betroffene indessen, der Geldregen habe "Neid, Missgunst und Niedertracht" nach Schladming gebracht.“

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Geldregen"?
"Geldregen" is spelled G-E-L-D-R-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɛltˌʁeːɡn̩].
What does "Geldregen" mean?
As a noun, "Geldregen" means: unerwarteter Erhalt eines größeren Geldbetrags
How do you pronounce "Geldregen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geldregen" is [ˈɡɛltˌʁeːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geldregen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gelaufene#99,857gefasster#99,848gesalzene#99,874Gebrabbel#99,840

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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