Geschlechtswort
[ɡəˈʃlɛçt͡sˌvɔʁt]
The verdict
“Geschlechtswort” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutsche Bezeichnung für articulus (Artikel)
Corpus desk
Index DE-geschlechtswort · Geschlechtswort · German
Geschlechtswort · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Geschlechtswort |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈʃlɛçt͡sˌvɔʁt] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Geschlechtswort“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Geschlechtswort is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈʃlɛçt͡sˌvɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deutsche Bezeichnung für articulus (Artikel)".
Geschlechtswort has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Geschlechtswort, spelled G-E-S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-S-W-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1deutsche Bezeichnung für articulus (Artikel)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Geschlechtswort appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„der“ und „ein“ sind zwei der Geschlechtswörter des Deutschen.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.