Geranien

[ɡeˈʁaːni̯ən]

/[ɡeˈʁaːni̯ən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geranien” is uncommon German (frequency #82,800 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,800
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Geranie

Corpus desk

Index DE-geranien · Geranien · German

Geranien · rank #82,800 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,800
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gequirlte

Nearest frequency peer: gequirlte (-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 „Geranien“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Geranien
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeranien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡeˈʁaːni̯ən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#82,800
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Geranien“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gequirlte“ (#82,799), „Gerinnsel“ (#82,801), „gepolsterten“ (#82,798). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geranien“ bei #82,800. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Geranien is uncommon German at frequency #82,800 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡeˈʁaːni̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Geranien in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Geranien, spelled G-E-R-A-N-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Geranie
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Geranie
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Geranie
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Geranie

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 "Geranien"?
"Geranien" is spelled G-E-R-A-N-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡeˈʁaːni̯ən].
What does "Geranien" mean?
As a noun, "Geranien" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Geranie
How do you pronounce "Geranien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geranien" is [ɡeˈʁaːni̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

genormte#82,795Gespanne#82,817gestickt#82,818Gevatter#82,821

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list