Geschichtenerzähler

[ɡəˈʃɪçtn̩ʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡sɛːlɐ]

/[ɡəˈʃɪçtn̩ʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡sɛːlɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Geschichtenerzähler” is uncommon German (frequency #58,810 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,810
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die Geschichten erzählt

Key facts for Geschichtenerzähler
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeschichtenerzähler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʃɪçtn̩ʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡sɛːlɐ]
Letters19
Frequency rank#58,810
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Geschichtenerzähler” 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). Geschichtenerzähler 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

Geschichtenerzähler is uncommon German at frequency #58,810 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈʃɪçtn̩ʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡sɛːlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die Geschichten erzählt".

Geschichtenerzähler doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Geschichtenerzähler, spelled G-E-S-C-H-I-C-H-T-E-N-E-R-Z-Ä-H-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die Geschichten erzählt

This word in other languages

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 "Geschichtenerzähler"?
"Geschichtenerzähler" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-I-C-H-T-E-N-E-R-Z-Ä-H-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃɪçtn̩ʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡sɛːlɐ].
What does "Geschichtenerzähler" mean?
As a noun, "Geschichtenerzähler" means: Person, die Geschichten erzählt
How do you pronounce "Geschichtenerzähler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geschichtenerzähler" is [ɡəˈʃɪçtn̩ʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡sɛːlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geschichtenerzähler" come from?
"Geschichtenerzähler" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Geschichtenerzähler”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-S-C-H-I-C-H-T-E-N-E-R-Z-Ä-H-L-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈʃɪçtn̩ʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡sɛːlɐ] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list