Gepard
[ˈɡeːpaʁt]
The verdict
“Gepard” is uncommon German (frequency #90,314 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,314
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (überwiegend in den Steppen und Savannen Afrikas sowie als winziger Restbestand im nördlichen Iran beheimatetes, zu den Kleinkatzen zählendes) sehr schlankes, hochbeiniges Raubtier , dessen Fell ge...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gepard |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡeːpaʁt] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #90,314 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gepard” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Gepard is uncommon German at frequency #90,314 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡeːpaʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(überwiegend in den Steppen und Savannen Afrikas sowie als winziger Restbestand im nördlichen Iran beheimatetes, zu den Kleinkatzen zählendes) sehr schlankes, hochbeiniges Raubtier , dessen Fell ge...".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Gepard in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gepard, spelled G-E-P-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1(überwiegend in den Steppen und Savannen Afrikas sowie als winziger Restbestand im nördlichen Iran beheimatetes, zu den Kleinkatzen zählendes) sehr schlankes, hochbeiniges Raubtier , dessen Fell gelblich gefärbt sowie mit schwarzen Flecken versetzt ist und das als schnellstes Landtier der Welt gilt
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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 “Gepard”
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- The one correct German spelling is G-E-P-A-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.