geschäftlicher

[ɡəˈʃɛftlɪçɐ]

/[ɡəˈʃɛftlɪçɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“geschäftlicher” is uncommon German (frequency #74,624 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,624
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschäftlich

Key facts for geschäftlicher
PropertyValue
Headwordgeschäftlicher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈʃɛftlɪçɐ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#74,624
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “geschäftlicher” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). geschäftlicher lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

geschäftlicher is uncommon German at frequency #74,624 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈʃɛftlɪçɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for geschäftlicher in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is geschäftlicher, spelled G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T-L-I-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschäftlich
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschäftlich
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschäftlich
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschäftlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschäftlich

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 "geschäftlicher"?
"geschäftlicher" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T-L-I-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃɛftlɪçɐ].
What does "geschäftlicher" mean?
As an adjective, "geschäftlicher" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschäftlich
How do you pronounce "geschäftlicher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geschäftlicher" is [ɡəˈʃɛftlɪçɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geschäftlicher" come from?
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Using “geschäftlicher”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T-L-I-C-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈʃɛftlɪçɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list