geschlechtliche

[ɡəˈʃlɛçtlɪçə]

/[ɡəˈʃlɛçtlɪçə]/ adj

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The verdict

“geschlechtliche” is uncommon German (frequency #61,538 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,538
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 geschlechtlich

Key facts for geschlechtliche
PropertyValue
Headwordgeschlechtliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈʃlɛçtlɪçə]
Letters15
Frequency rank#61,538
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “geschlechtliche” 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). geschlechtliche lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

geschlechtliche is uncommon German at frequency #61,538 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈʃlɛçtlɪçə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

geschlechtliche doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is geschlechtliche, spelled G-E-S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

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

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 "geschlechtliche"?
"geschlechtliche" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃlɛçtlɪçə].
What does "geschlechtliche" mean?
As an adjective, "geschlechtliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschlechtlich
How do you pronounce "geschlechtliche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geschlechtliche" is [ɡəˈʃlɛçtlɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geschlechtliche" come from?
"geschlechtliche" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “geschlechtliche”

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-L-I-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈʃlɛçtlɪçə] (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list