Geschlechtsteil

[ɡəˈʃlɛçt͡sˌtaɪ̯l]

/[ɡəˈʃlɛçt͡sˌtaɪ̯l]/ noun

The verdict

“Geschlechtsteil” is an uncommon German word, ranked #75,703 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#75,703
frequency rank, German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Körperteil, das hauptsächlich der Fortpflanzung dient; äußeres Geschlechtsorgan

Key facts for Geschlechtsteil
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeschlechtsteil
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʃlɛçt͡sˌtaɪ̯l]
Letters15
Frequency rank#75,703
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Geschlechtsteil” 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). Geschlechtsteil lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Geschlechtsteil is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈʃlɛçt͡sˌtaɪ̯l]. Corpus data places it at rank #75,703 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Körperteil, das hauptsächlich der Fortpflanzung dient; äußeres Geschlechtsorgan".

Geschlechtsteil has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Geschlechtsteil, spelled G-E-S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-S-T-E-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Körperteil, das hauptsächlich der Fortpflanzung dient; äußeres Geschlechtsorgan

Synonyms

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 "Geschlechtsteil"?
"Geschlechtsteil" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-S-T-E-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃlɛçt͡sˌtaɪ̯l].
What does "Geschlechtsteil" mean?
As a noun, "Geschlechtsteil" means: Körperteil, das hauptsächlich der Fortpflanzung dient; äußeres Geschlechtsorgan
How do you pronounce "Geschlechtsteil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geschlechtsteil" is [ɡəˈʃlɛçt͡sˌtaɪ̯l]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geschlechtsteil" come from?
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Using “Geschlechtsteil”

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-S-T-E-I-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈʃlɛçt͡sˌtaɪ̯l] (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.

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

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