gequälten

[ɡəˈkvɛːltn̩]

/[ɡəˈkvɛːltn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“gequälten” is uncommon German (frequency #85,283 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,283
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gequält

Corpus desk

Index DE-gequalten · gequälten · German

gequälten · rank #85,283 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,283
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gepflasterte

Nearest frequency peer: gepflasterte (-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 „gequälten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gequälten
PropertyValue
Headwordgequälten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈkvɛːltn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#85,283
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gequälten“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gepflasterte“ (#85,282), „Gerichtsentscheidung“ (#85,284), „Genetiker“ (#85,281). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gequälten“ bei #85,283. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gequälten is uncommon German at frequency #85,283 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈkvɛːltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

gequälten has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is gequälten, spelled G-E-Q-U-Ä-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gequält
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gequält
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gequält
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gequält
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gequält
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gequält
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gequält
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gequält
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gequält
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gequält
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gequält
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gequält

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 "gequälten"?
"gequälten" is spelled G-E-Q-U-Ä-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈkvɛːltn̩].
What does "gequälten" mean?
As an adjective, "gequälten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gequält
How do you pronounce "gequälten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gequälten" is [ɡəˈkvɛːltn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gequälten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Genetiker#85,281gerundete#85,285gekauftes#85,279gezählten#85,305

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list