geschlechtersensible Sprache

[ɡəˈʃlɛçtɐzɛnˌziːblə ˈʃpʁaːxə]

/[ɡəˈʃlɛçtɐzɛnˌziːblə ˈʃpʁaːxə]/ phrase

The verdict

“geschlechtersensible Sprache” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
28
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Sprachform, die von Menschen benutzt wird, um ihrer Meinung nach in Wort und Schrift geschlechtergerecht zu formulieren, wobei das generische Maskulinum abgelehnt wird

Key facts for geschlechtersensible Sprache
PropertyValue
Headwordgeschlechtersensible Sprache
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ɡəˈʃlɛçtɐzɛnˌziːblə ˈʃpʁaːxə]
Letters28
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “geschlechtersensible Sprache” sits in German frequency

geschlechtersensible Sprache falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for geschlechtersensible Sprache is 28 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈʃlɛçtɐzɛnˌziːblə ˈʃpʁaːxə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Sprachform, die von Menschen benutzt wird, um ihrer Meinung nach in Wort und Schrift geschlechtergerecht zu formulieren, wobei das generische Maskulinum abgelehnt wird".

No misspelling variants are generated for geschlechtersensible Sprache in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is geschlechtersensible Sprache, spelled G-E-S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-E-R-S-E-N-S-I-B-L-E- -S-P-R-A-C-H-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    Sprachform, die von Menschen benutzt wird, um ihrer Meinung nach in Wort und Schrift geschlechtergerecht zu formulieren, wobei das generische Maskulinum abgelehnt wird

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "geschlechtersensible Sprache"?
"geschlechtersensible Sprache" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-E-R-S-E-N-S-I-B-L-E- -S-P-R-A-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃlɛçtɐzɛnˌziːblə ˈʃpʁaːxə].
What does "geschlechtersensible Sprache" mean?
As a phrase, "geschlechtersensible Sprache" means: Sprachform, die von Menschen benutzt wird, um ihrer Meinung nach in Wort und Schrift geschlechtergerecht zu formulieren, wobei das generische Maskulinum abgelehnt wird
How do you pronounce "geschlechtersensible Sprache"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geschlechtersensible Sprache" is [ɡəˈʃlɛçtɐzɛnˌziːblə ˈʃpʁaːxə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geschlechtersensible Sprache" come from?
"geschlechtersensible Sprache" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “geschlechtersensible Sprache”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-E-R-S-E-N-S-I-B-L-E- -S-P-R-A-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈʃlɛçtɐzɛnˌziːblə ˈʃpʁaːxə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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