Geltungssucht
[ˈɡɛltʊŋsˌzʊxt]
The verdict
“Geltungssucht” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geltungsbedürfnis (im Übermaß)
Corpus desk
Index DE-geltungssucht · Geltungssucht · German
Geltungssucht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | Geltungssucht |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡɛltʊŋsˌzʊxt] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Geltungssucht“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Geltungssucht is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡɛltʊŋsˌzʊxt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Geltungsbedürfnis (im Übermaß)".
Geltungssucht doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Geltungssucht, spelled G-E-L-T-U-N-G-S-S-U-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1Geltungsbedürfnis (im Übermaß)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Geltungssucht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Maßlosigkeit des Geltungsstrebens führt zur Geltungssucht. Geltungssucht kommt immer dann zustande, wenn ein starker Geltungsanspruch durch tatsächliche Leistungen und Wertverwirklichungen nicht erfüllt werden kann.“
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.