gerster

[ˈɡɛʁstɐ]

/[ˈɡɛʁstɐ]/ verb

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The verdict

“gerster” is uncommon German (frequency #62,453 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,453
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gerstern

Corpus desk

Index DE-gerster · gerster · German

gerster · rank #62,453 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,453
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gerolstein

Nearest frequency peer: Gerolstein (-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 „gerster“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gerster
PropertyValue
Headwordgerster
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɡɛʁstɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#62,453
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gerster“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).gersterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gerolstein“ (#62,452), „geschwenkt“ (#62,454), „geritzt“ (#62,451). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gerster“ bei #62,453. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gerster is uncommon German at frequency #62,453 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɡɛʁstɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gerster, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is gerster, spelled G-E-R-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gerstern
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gerstern

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 "gerster"?
"gerster" is spelled G-E-R-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɛʁstɐ].
What does "gerster" mean?
As a verb, "gerster" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gerstern
How do you pronounce "gerster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gerster" is [ˈɡɛʁstɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gerster" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

geritzt#62,451Gewächs#62,461gemünzt#62,444gelänge#62,440

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list