geschäftliches

[ɡəˈʃɛftlɪçəs]

/[ɡəˈʃɛftlɪçəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“geschäftliches” is uncommon German (frequency #86,532 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,532
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

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

Key facts for geschäftliches
PropertyValue
Headwordgeschäftliches
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈʃɛftlɪçəs]
Letters14
Frequency rank#86,532
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “geschäftliches” 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). geschäftliches 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

geschäftliches is uncommon German at frequency #86,532 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈʃɛftlɪçəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for geschäftliches, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is geschäftliches, spelled G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T-L-I-C-H-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschäftlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschäftlich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschäftlich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum 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 "geschäftliches"?
"geschäftliches" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T-L-I-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃɛftlɪçəs].
What does "geschäftliches" mean?
As an adjective, "geschäftliches" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschäftlich
How do you pronounce "geschäftliches"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geschäftliches" is [ɡəˈʃɛftlɪçəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geschäftliches" come from?
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Using “geschäftliches”

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-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈʃɛftlɪçəs] (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

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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