geschwänzt

[ɡəˈʃvɛnt͡st]

/[ɡəˈʃvɛnt͡st]/ verb

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The verdict

“geschwänzt” is uncommon German (frequency #58,812 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,812
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schwänzen

Key facts for geschwänzt
PropertyValue
Headwordgeschwänzt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈʃvɛnt͡st]
Letters10
Frequency rank#58,812
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “geschwänzt” 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). geschwänzt lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

geschwänzt is uncommon German at frequency #58,812 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɡəˈʃvɛnt͡st]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schwänzen".

geschwänzt doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is geschwänzt, spelled G-E-S-C-H-W-Ä-N-Z-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schwänzen

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 "geschwänzt"?
"geschwänzt" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-W-Ä-N-Z-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃvɛnt͡st].
What does "geschwänzt" mean?
As a verb, "geschwänzt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schwänzen
How do you pronounce "geschwänzt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geschwänzt" is [ɡəˈʃvɛnt͡st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geschwänzt" come from?
"geschwänzt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “geschwänzt”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-S-C-H-W-Ä-N-Z-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈʃvɛnt͡st] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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