Gerätetreiber
[ɡəˈʁɛːtəˌtʁaɪ̯bɐ]
The verdict
“Gerätetreiber” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Computerprogramm, das die Steuerung der angeschlossenen Hardware ermöglicht
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Index DE-geratetreiber · Gerätetreiber · German
Gerätetreiber · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gerätetreiber |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈʁɛːtəˌtʁaɪ̯bɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gerätetreiber“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gerätetreiber is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈʁɛːtəˌtʁaɪ̯bɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Computerprogramm, das die Steuerung der angeschlossenen Hardware ermöglicht".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Gerätetreiber, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Gerätetreiber, spelled G-E-R-Ä-T-E-T-R-E-I-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1Computerprogramm, das die Steuerung der angeschlossenen Hardware ermöglicht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Gerätetreiber appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ganz ohne Expertise sind die Urheber aber offenbar nicht: Um auf die Festplatte des Opfers zuzugreifen, um diese mit einer Bilddatei im Jpeg-Format zu überschreiben, bringt Shamoon einen Gerätetreiber mit, der ein gültiges Sicherheitszertifikat aufweist.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.