Geschlechtstrieb
[ɡəˈʃlɛçt͡sˌtʁiːp]
The verdict
“Geschlechtstrieb” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Trieb, der auf sexuelle Aktivität gerichtet ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-geschlechtstrieb · Geschlechtstrieb · German
Geschlechtstrieb · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Geschlechtstrieb |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈʃlɛçt͡sˌtʁiːp] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Geschlechtstrieb“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Geschlechtstrieb is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈʃlɛçt͡sˌtʁiːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Trieb, der auf sexuelle Aktivität gerichtet ist".
Geschlechtstrieb has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Geschlechtstrieb, spelled G-E-S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-S-T-R-I-E-B.
Definition
- 1Trieb, der auf sexuelle Aktivität gerichtet ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Geschlechtstrieb appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er wollte sich in die Welt versenken, in der es seinen Geschlechtstrieb noch nicht gab.“
Synonyms
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.