Geratewohl
German, noun/ɡəˈʁaːtəˌvoːl/
Geratewohl is spelled G-E-R-A-T-E-W-O-H-L (10 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 187,243rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Geratewohl is a German neuter noun meaning “only used in aufs Geratewohl (“at random”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in der Hoffnung, es wird gut werden”.
What does Geratewohl mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteronly used in aufs Geratewohl (“at random”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. in der Hoffnung, es wird gut werden
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Geratewohl
- Geratewohles genitive
- Geratewohls genitive
- Geratewohle dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Geratewohl?
- /ɡəˈʁaːtəˌvoːl/
- [ɡəˈʁaːtəˌvoːl]
- [ɡəˌʁaːtəˈvoːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Geratewohl in German?
Geratewohl appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).