gelenkig
[ɡəˈlɛŋkɪç]
The verdict
“gelenkig” is uncommon German (frequency #71,378 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,378
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zu geschmeidigen, behänden Bewegungen fähig
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gelenkig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɡəˈlɛŋkɪç] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #71,378 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gelenkig” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gelenkig is uncommon German at frequency #71,378 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈlɛŋkɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zu geschmeidigen, behänden Bewegungen fähig".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gelenkig, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is gelenkig, spelled G-E-L-E-N-K-I-G.
Definition
- 1zu geschmeidigen, behänden Bewegungen fähig
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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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Using “gelenkig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-L-E-N-K-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡəˈlɛŋkɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.