Gelüst
[ɡəˈlʏst]
The verdict
“Gelüst” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dringende, starke Lust auf etwas
Corpus desk
Index DE-gelust · Gelüst · German
Gelüst · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Gelüst |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈlʏst] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gelüst“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gelüst is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈlʏst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dringende, starke Lust auf etwas".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Gelüst, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Gelüst, spelled G-E-L-Ü-S-T.
Definition
- 1dringende, starke Lust auf etwas
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gelüst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aber vielleicht sollte man ja bei einem Ausflug nach Heldra nicht nur den leiblichen Gelüsten frönen, sondern sein lückenhaftes Wissen um diese beiden Persönlichkeiten durch einen Besuch im Dorfmuseum auffrischen.“
„Kleine Gelüste machen einen jungen Mann kühn; die großen machen ihn stumpf.“
This word in other languages
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.