Gemengelage

[ɡəˈmɛŋəˌlaːɡə]

/[ɡəˈmɛŋəˌlaːɡə]/ noun

The verdict

“Gemengelage” is uncommon German (frequency #79,200 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,200
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - verstreut liegende und dadurch schwer zu bearbeitende Feld- und Waldstücke eines Grundbesitzes

Corpus desk

Index DE-gemengelage · Gemengelage · German

Gemengelage · rank #79,200 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,200
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 54,401
  • PHOTO-FINISH geradem

Nearest frequency peer: geradem (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Gemengelage”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Gemengelage” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Gemengelage
PropertyValue
HeadwordGemengelage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈmɛŋəˌlaːɡə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#79,200
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gemengelage” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Gemengelage lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gemengelage is uncommon German at frequency #79,200 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈmɛŋəˌlaːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Gemengelage in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Gemengelage, spelled G-E-M-E-N-G-E-L-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    verstreut liegende und dadurch schwer zu bearbeitende Feld- und Waldstücke eines Grundbesitzes
  2. 2
    ungewöhnliches und/oder unübersichtliches Zusammentreffen von Zuständen oder Gegebenheiten

Synonyms

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gemengelage"?
"Gemengelage" is spelled G-E-M-E-N-G-E-L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈmɛŋəˌlaːɡə].
What does "Gemengelage" mean?
As a noun, "Gemengelage" means: verstreut liegende und dadurch schwer zu bearbeitende Feld- und Waldstücke eines Grundbesitzes
How do you pronounce "Gemengelage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gemengelage" is [ɡəˈmɛŋəˌlaːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gemengelage" come from?
"Gemengelage" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Data Source

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list