Geldsumme

[ˈɡɛltˌzʊmə]

/[ˈɡɛltˌzʊmə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geldsumme” is uncommon German (frequency #60,603 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,603
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtbetrag des Geldes

Corpus desk

Index DE-geldsumme · Geldsumme · German

Geldsumme · rank #60,603 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,603
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gelabert

Nearest frequency peer: gelabert (-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 „Geldsumme“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Geldsumme
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeldsumme
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡɛltˌzʊmə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,603
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Geldsumme“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Geldsummefällt 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: „gelabert“ (#60,602), „Geisterbahn“ (#60,601), „genereller“ (#60,605). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geldsumme“ bei #60,603. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Geldsumme is uncommon German at frequency #60,603 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡɛltˌzʊmə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gesamtbetrag des Geldes".

Zero misspellings are on record for Geldsumme in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Geldsumme, spelled G-E-L-D-S-U-M-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtbetrag des Geldes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Offroadfahren hat zudem desaströse Folgen für die Natur und wird mit hohen Geldsummen geahndet.“
  2. „Als Einstein 1921 den Nobelpreis erhielt, überschrieb er die damit verbundene Geldsumme an Mileva.“

Synonyms

Geldbetrag

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

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

Same letter count

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

geprägter#60,607Grimassen#60,632Firlefanz#60,563heroische#60,661

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list