geselliges

[ɡəˈzɛlɪɡəs]

/[ɡəˈzɛlɪɡəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“geselliges” is uncommon German (frequency #87,752 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,752
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig

Corpus desk

Index DE-geselliges · geselliges · German

geselliges · rank #87,752 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,752
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gesichte

Nearest frequency peer: Gesichte (+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 „geselliges“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for geselliges
PropertyValue
Headwordgeselliges
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈzɛlɪɡəs]
Letters10
Frequency rank#87,752
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „geselliges“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gesichte“ (#87,753), „geschundenen“ (#87,750), „gestelltes“ (#87,754). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „geselliges“ bei #87,752. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

geselliges is uncommon German at frequency #87,752 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈzɛlɪɡəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

geselliges has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is geselliges, spelled G-E-S-E-L-L-I-G-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig

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 "geselliges"?
"geselliges" is spelled G-E-S-E-L-L-I-G-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈzɛlɪɡəs].
What does "geselliges" mean?
As an adjective, "geselliges" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig
How do you pronounce "geselliges"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geselliges" is [ɡəˈzɛlɪɡəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gestelltes#87,754gedämpfter#87,727greifbares#87,778Hasselbach#87,802

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list