Gesellenprüfung

[ɡəˈzɛlənˌpʁyːfʊŋ]

/[ɡəˈzɛlənˌpʁyːfʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Gesellenprüfung” is uncommon German (frequency #69,275 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,275
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prüfung, bei deren Bestehen der Prüfling ein Geselle wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-gesellenprufung · Gesellenprüfung · German

Gesellenprüfung · rank #69,275 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,275
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geschwollenen

Nearest frequency peer: geschwollenen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Gesellenprüfung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Gesellenprüfung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gesellenprüfung
PropertyValue
HeadwordGesellenprüfung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈzɛlənˌpʁyːfʊŋ]
Letters15
Frequency rank#69,275
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gesellenprüfung“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gesellenprüfungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „geschwollenen“ (#69,274), „gesendeten“ (#69,276), „geschmackvolle“ (#69,273). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gesellenprüfung“ bei #69,275. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gesellenprüfung is uncommon German at frequency #69,275 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈzɛlənˌpʁyːfʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prüfung, bei deren Bestehen der Prüfling ein Geselle wird".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Gesellenprüfung in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Gesellenprüfung, spelled G-E-S-E-L-L-E-N-P-R-Ü-F-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prüfung, bei deren Bestehen der Prüfling ein Geselle wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Gesellenprüfung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Nicht lange nach seiner Gesellenprüfung ging die Baufirma in Konkurs.“

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 "Gesellenprüfung"?
"Gesellenprüfung" is spelled G-E-S-E-L-L-E-N-P-R-Ü-F-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈzɛlənˌpʁyːfʊŋ].
What does "Gesellenprüfung" mean?
As a noun, "Gesellenprüfung" means: Prüfung, bei deren Bestehen der Prüfling ein Geselle wird
How do you pronounce "Gesellenprüfung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gesellenprüfung" is [ɡəˈzɛlənˌpʁyːfʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gesellenprüfung" come from?
"Gesellenprüfung" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Gesellenprüfung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list