Geschiebe

[ɡəˈʃiːbə]

/[ɡəˈʃiːbə]/ noun

The verdict

“Geschiebe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - stetiges oder wiederholtes Bewegen von etwas durch Druck

Corpus desk

Index DE-geschiebe · Geschiebe · German

Geschiebe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Geschiebe
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeschiebe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʃiːbə]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Geschiebe“ im Deutschen

Geschiebeschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Geschiebe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈʃiːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Geschiebe in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Geschiebe, spelled G-E-S-C-H-I-E-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    stetiges oder wiederholtes Bewegen von etwas durch Druck
  2. 2
    von einer Kraft (Gletscher/fließendes Wasser) über Grund bewegte (=‚geschobene‘) Masse (meistens Sand, Steine)
  3. 3
    die zum Befestigen dienenden Elemente einer Zahnprothese (Patrize) zusammen mit den entsprechenden im Kiefer fest sitzenden Verankerungen (Matrize)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Geschiebe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Jenes Gedränge und Geschiebe von Menschen, die vollgepfropften Treppen und Gänge bei noch halbleerer Kirche, der Neid und Streit um einen Sitzplatz, […] von dem allen finden wie keine Spur […].“
  2. „Von den Gebirgsabhängen stürzen zahlreiche, aber meist nur zur Regenzeit Wasser führende Bäche herunter, die ihre Geschiebe an den veränderlichen Ufern ablagern und an der Mündung meist kleine Deltas bilden.“

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Geschiebe"?
"Geschiebe" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-I-E-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃiːbə].
What does "Geschiebe" mean?
As a noun, "Geschiebe" means: stetiges oder wiederholtes Bewegen von etwas durch Druck
How do you pronounce "Geschiebe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geschiebe" is [ɡəˈʃiːbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geschiebe" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list