gentle

[dʒɛnt(ə)l]

/[dʒɛnt(ə)l]/ adj

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The verdict

“gentle” is uncommon German (frequency #76,823 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,823
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in keiner Weise heftig

Corpus desk

Index DE-gentle · gentle · German

gentle · rank #76,823 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,823
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Generalsanier…

Nearest frequency peer: Generalsanierung (-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 „gentle“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gentle
PropertyValue
Headwordgentle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[dʒɛnt(ə)l]
Letters6
Frequency rank#76,823
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gentle“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).gentlefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Generalsanierung“ (#76,822), „geordnetes“ (#76,824), „geplagten“ (#76,825). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gentle“ bei #76,823. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gentle is uncommon German at frequency #76,823 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [dʒɛnt(ə)l]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

gentle has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 gentle, spelled G-E-N-T-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    in keiner Weise heftig
  2. 2
    barmherzig, Gewalt vermeidend
  3. 3
    dem Adel angehörend

This word in other languages

gentil(Français)

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 "gentle"?
"gentle" is spelled G-E-N-T-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [dʒɛnt(ə)l].
What does "gentle" mean?
As an adjective, "gentle" means: in keiner Weise heftig
How do you pronounce "gentle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gentle" is [dʒɛnt(ə)l]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gentle" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Geysir#76,842Föhnen#76,801György#76,864Haares#76,866

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list