Geophysik
[ˈɡeːofyˌziːk]
The verdict
“Geophysik” is uncommon German (frequency #68,265 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,265
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Wissenschaft von den physikalischen Eigenschaften und Vorgängen der Erdkruste und des Erdinnern
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Geophysik |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡeːofyˌziːk] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #68,265 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Geophysik” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Geophysik is uncommon German at frequency #68,265 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡeːofyˌziːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Geophysik in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Geophysik, spelled G-E-O-P-H-Y-S-I-K.
Definition
- 1Wissenschaft von den physikalischen Eigenschaften und Vorgängen der Erdkruste und des Erdinnern
- 2zusätzlich zu ^([1]) Physik der Ozeane und der Atmosphäre
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Geophysik”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-O-P-H-Y-S-I-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡeːofyˌziːk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.