Gesellschaftsvertrag

[ɡəˈzɛlʃaft͡sfɛɐ̯ˌtʁaːk]

/[ɡəˈzɛlʃaft͡sfɛɐ̯ˌtʁaːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gesellschaftsvertrag” is uncommon German (frequency #57,904 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,904
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - freiwillige Übereinkunft, durch die der Wille des Einzelnen dem der Mehrheit untergeordnet wird.

Corpus desk

Index DE-gesellschaftsvertrag · Gesellschaftsvertrag · German

Gesellschaftsvertrag · rank #57,904 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,904
  • LEN-MEGA 20 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Geschäftspart…

Nearest frequency peer: Geschäftspartnern (-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 „Gesellschaftsvertrag“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gesellschaftsvertrag
PropertyValue
HeadwordGesellschaftsvertrag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈzɛlʃaft͡sfɛɐ̯ˌtʁaːk]
Letters20
Frequency rank#57,904
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gesellschaftsvertrag“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gesellschaftsvertragfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Geschäftspartnern“ (#57,903), „gesellten“ (#57,905), „geschwächte“ (#57,902). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gesellschaftsvertrag“ bei #57,904. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gesellschaftsvertrag is uncommon German at frequency #57,904 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈzɛlʃaft͡sfɛɐ̯ˌtʁaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Gesellschaftsvertrag in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Gesellschaftsvertrag, spelled G-E-S-E-L-L-S-C-H-A-F-T-S-V-E-R-T-R-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    freiwillige Übereinkunft, durch die der Wille des Einzelnen dem der Mehrheit untergeordnet wird.
  2. 2
    Vertrag einer Gesellschaft des bürgerlichen Rechts

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Gesellschaftsvertrag spielt sowohl für Rawls als auch für Hobbes eine zentrale Rolle in ihrer Staatsphilosophie.

Antonyms

Naturzustand

This word in other languages

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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 "Gesellschaftsvertrag"?
"Gesellschaftsvertrag" is spelled G-E-S-E-L-L-S-C-H-A-F-T-S-V-E-R-T-R-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈzɛlʃaft͡sfɛɐ̯ˌtʁaːk].
What does "Gesellschaftsvertrag" mean?
As a noun, "Gesellschaftsvertrag" means: freiwillige Übereinkunft, durch die der Wille des Einzelnen dem der Mehrheit untergeordnet wird.
How do you pronounce "Gesellschaftsvertrag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gesellschaftsvertrag" is [ɡəˈzɛlʃaft͡sfɛɐ̯ˌtʁaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gesellschaftsvertrag" come from?
"Gesellschaftsvertrag" 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 "Gesellschaftsvertrag", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 20 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Existenzberechtigung#57,833Entzugserscheinungen#57,811Wissenschaftstheorie#57,581Gründungsmitgliedern#58,837

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list