gescheite

[ɡəˈʃaɪ̯tə]

/[ɡəˈʃaɪ̯tə]/ adj

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The verdict

“gescheite” is uncommon German (frequency #52,114 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,114
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-gescheite · gescheite · German

gescheite · rank #52,114 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,114
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 54,401
  • PHOTO-FINISH gerufenen

Nearest frequency peer: gerufenen (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “gescheite”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “gescheite” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for gescheite
PropertyValue
Headwordgescheite
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈʃaɪ̯tə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,114
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gescheite” 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). gescheite lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

gescheite is uncommon German at frequency #52,114 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈʃaɪ̯tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for gescheite in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 gescheite, spelled G-E-S-C-H-E-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gescheit
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gescheit
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gescheit
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gescheit
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gescheit
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gescheit
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gescheit
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gescheit
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gescheit

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gescheite"?
"gescheite" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-E-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃaɪ̯tə].
What does "gescheite" mean?
As an adjective, "gescheite" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gescheit
How do you pronounce "gescheite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gescheite" is [ɡəˈʃaɪ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gescheite" come from?
"gescheite" 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 "gescheite", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gerufenen#52,113geschärft#52,116gekochten#52,109geheiligt#52,103
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