Geophysik

[ˈɡeːofyˌziːk]

/[ˈɡeːofyˌziːk]/ noun

The verdict

“Geophysik” is uncommon German (frequency #68,265 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,265
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wissenschaft von den physikalischen Eigenschaften und Vorgängen der Erdkruste und des Erdinnern

Corpus desk

Index DE-geophysik · Geophysik · German

Geophysik · rank #68,265 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,265
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geradlinige

Nearest frequency peer: geradlinige (+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 „Geophysik“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Geophysik
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeophysik
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡeːofyˌziːk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#68,265
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Geophysik“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Geophysikfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „geradlinige“ (#68,266), „geregelter“ (#68,267), „gemeinschaftlicher“ (#68,262). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geophysik“ bei #68,265. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Geophysik is uncommon German at frequency #68,265 among 5,117 “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

  1. 1
    Wissenschaft von den physikalischen Eigenschaften und Vorgängen der Erdkruste und des Erdinnern
  2. 2
    zusätzlich zu ^([1]) Physik der Ozeane und der Atmosphäre

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Mit der Entdeckung der Röntgenbeugung konnte man die mineralogische Zusammensetzung auch von feinkristallinen Gesteinen bestimmen, mit der Entwicklung der Geophysik gewann man erstmals Erkenntnisse über das Innere der Erde.“
  2. „Savage und Peterson fanden 1963 mit Hilfe der Geophysik heraus, das sich der obere Teil des Gletschers schneller als der untere Teil bewegt.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Geophysik"?
"Geophysik" is spelled G-E-O-P-H-Y-S-I-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡeːofyˌziːk].
What does "Geophysik" mean?
As a noun, "Geophysik" means: Wissenschaft von den physikalischen Eigenschaften und Vorgängen der Erdkruste und des Erdinnern
How do you pronounce "Geophysik"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geophysik" is [ˈɡeːofyˌziːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geophysik" come from?
"Geophysik" 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 "Geophysik", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list