Geriatrie

[ɡeʁiaˈtʁiː]

/[ɡeʁiaˈtʁiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geriatrie” is uncommon German (frequency #57,896 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,896
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wissenschaft, die sich mit Krankheiten alternder Menschen beschäftigt

Corpus desk

Index DE-geriatrie · Geriatrie · German

Geriatrie · rank #57,896 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,896
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Genossin

Nearest frequency peer: Genossin (-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 „Geriatrie“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Geriatrie
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeriatrie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡeʁiaˈtʁiː]
Letters9
Frequency rank#57,896
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Geriatrie“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Genossin“ (#57,895), „Gerichtsprozess“ (#57,897), „gekreuzigten“ (#57,894). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geriatrie“ bei #57,896. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Geriatrie is uncommon German at frequency #57,896 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡeʁiaˈtʁiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Geriatrie, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Geriatrie, spelled G-E-R-I-A-T-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wissenschaft, die sich mit Krankheiten alternder Menschen beschäftigt
  2. 2
    Station im Krankenhaus, die auf die Bedürfnisse alter Menschen spezialisiert ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Geriatrie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Der Sturz im Alter wird in der Geriatrie als gesondertes medizinisches Problem betont, weil ungefähr ein Drittel der Menschen über 65 Jahre mindestens einmal pro Jahr stürzt (Alterssyndrom).“
  2. „Während in der Geriatrie noch Betten fehlen, sollen in einzelnen Chirurgien welche gestrichen werden.“

Synonyms

AltenmedizinAltersheilkundeAltersmedizin

This word in other languages

geriatrics(English)geriatría(Español)gériatrie(Français)

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 "Geriatrie"?
"Geriatrie" is spelled G-E-R-I-A-T-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡeʁiaˈtʁiː].
What does "Geriatrie" mean?
As a noun, "Geriatrie" means: Wissenschaft, die sich mit Krankheiten alternder Menschen beschäftigt
How do you pronounce "Geriatrie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geriatrie" is [ɡeʁiaˈtʁiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geriatrie" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Germering#57,899gesellten#57,905gedämpfte#57,886Gedenkens#57,884

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list