Geschäftsleuten

[ɡəˈʃɛft͡sˌlɔɪ̯tn̩]

/[ɡəˈʃɛft͡sˌlɔɪ̯tn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Geschäftsleuten” is uncommon German (frequency #55,361 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,361
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Geschäftsmann

Corpus desk

Index DE-geschaftsleuten · Geschäftsleuten · German

Geschäftsleuten · rank #55,361 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,361
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gesamtdeutsch…

Nearest frequency peer: gesamtdeutschen (-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 „Geschäftsleuten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Geschäftsleuten
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeschäftsleuten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʃɛft͡sˌlɔɪ̯tn̩]
Letters15
Frequency rank#55,361
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Geschäftsleuten“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gesamtdeutschen“ (#55,360), „geselliger“ (#55,362), „gestrichenen“ (#55,363). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geschäftsleuten“ bei #55,361. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Geschäftsleuten is uncommon German at frequency #55,361 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈʃɛft͡sˌlɔɪ̯tn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Geschäftsmann".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Geschäftsleuten in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Geschäftsleuten, spelled G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T-S-L-E-U-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Geschäftsmann

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 "Geschäftsleuten"?
"Geschäftsleuten" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T-S-L-E-U-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃɛft͡sˌlɔɪ̯tn̩].
What does "Geschäftsleuten" mean?
As a noun, "Geschäftsleuten" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Geschäftsmann
How do you pronounce "Geschäftsleuten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geschäftsleuten" is [ɡəˈʃɛft͡sˌlɔɪ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geschäftsleuten" come from?
"Geschäftsleuten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list