gemäßigt

[ɡəˈmɛːsɪçt]

/[ɡəˈmɛːsɪçt]/ adj

The verdict

“gemäßigt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im richtigen, nicht übertriebenen Maße

Corpus desk

Index DE-gema-igt · gemäßigt · German

gemäßigt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for gemäßigt
PropertyValue
Headwordgemäßigt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈmɛːsɪçt]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gemäßigt“ im Deutschen

gemäßigtschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gemäßigt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈmɛːsɪçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gemäßigt, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is gemäßigt, spelled G-E-M-Ä-S-S-I-G-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    im richtigen, nicht übertriebenen Maße
  2. 2
    vernünftige Grenzen einhaltend, einen Ausgleich zulassend
  3. 3
    einer Zone mit ausgeglichenem Klima angehörend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Denn Meuthen, 54-jähriger Professor an der Verwaltungshochschule in Kehl, pflegt eine gemäßigte Rhetorik.
  2. Warum also soll Donald Trump nun respektvoll und gemäßigt auftreten, wenn seine Partei sich schon seit Jahren in Respektlosigkeit und Blockade gefällt?

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gemäßigt"?
"gemäßigt" is spelled G-E-M-Ä-SS-I-G-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈmɛːsɪçt].
What does "gemäßigt" mean?
As an adjective, "gemäßigt" means: im richtigen, nicht übertriebenen Maße
How do you pronounce "gemäßigt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gemäßigt" is [ɡəˈmɛːsɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gemäßigt" come from?
"gemäßigt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list