Gendarmen

[ʒɑ̃ˈdaʁmən]

/[ʒɑ̃ˈdaʁmən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gendarmen” is uncommon German (frequency #56,157 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,157
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gendarm

Corpus desk

Index DE-gendarmen · Gendarmen · German

Gendarmen · rank #56,157 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,157
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Genera

Nearest frequency peer: Genera (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Gendarmen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Gendarmen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gendarmen
PropertyValue
HeadwordGendarmen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʒɑ̃ˈdaʁmən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,157
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gendarmen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gendarmenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Genera“ (#56,158), „gemolken“ (#56,155), „Georgier“ (#56,159). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gendarmen“ bei #56,157. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gendarmen is uncommon German at frequency #56,157 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʒɑ̃ˈdaʁmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Gendarmen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Gendarmen, spelled G-E-N-D-A-R-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gendarm
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gendarm
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Gendarm
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gendarm
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Gendarm
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gendarm
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Gendarm

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gendarmen"?
"Gendarmen" is spelled G-E-N-D-A-R-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʒɑ̃ˈdaʁmən].
What does "Gendarmen" mean?
As a noun, "Gendarmen" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gendarm
How do you pronounce "Gendarmen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gendarmen" is [ʒɑ̃ˈdaʁmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gendarmen" come from?
"Gendarmen" 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 "Gendarmen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list