Gerolstein

[ˈɡeːʁɔlˌʃtaɪ̯n]

/[ˈɡeːʁɔlˌʃtaɪ̯n]/ name

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The verdict

“Gerolstein” is uncommon German (frequency #62,452 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,452
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-gerolstein · Gerolstein · German

Gerolstein · rank #62,452 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,452
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geritzt

Nearest frequency peer: geritzt (-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 „Gerolstein“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gerolstein
PropertyValue
HeadwordGerolstein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɡeːʁɔlˌʃtaɪ̯n]
Letters10
Frequency rank#62,452
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gerolstein“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gerolsteinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „geritzt“ (#62,451), „gerster“ (#62,453), „gerissenen“ (#62,450). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gerolstein“ bei #62,452. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gerolstein is uncommon German at frequency #62,452 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈɡeːʁɔlˌʃtaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland".

Gerolstein has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Gerolstein, spelled G-E-R-O-L-S-T-E-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Gerolstein liegt in Deutschlands Südwesten.
  2. „Als Velda im Herbst 1944 evakuiert wurde, war Elsa mit ihren Eltern zu Verwandten nach Gerolstein gegangen.“

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 "Gerolstein"?
"Gerolstein" is spelled G-E-R-O-L-S-T-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡeːʁɔlˌʃtaɪ̯n].
What does "Gerolstein" mean?
As a proper noun, "Gerolstein" means: eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Gerolstein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gerolstein" is [ˈɡeːʁɔlˌʃtaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gerolstein" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gerissenen#62,450geschwenkt#62,454gepflegter#62,448Gespräches#62,458

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list