Gesöff

[ɡəˈzœf]

/[ɡəˈzœf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gesöff” is uncommon German (frequency #99,891 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,891
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meist alkoholisches Getränk

Corpus desk

Index DE-gesoff · Gesöff · German

Gesöff · rank #99,891 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,891
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gesundheitsmi…

Nearest frequency peer: Gesundheitsministeriums (-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 „Gesöff“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gesöff
PropertyValue
HeadwordGesöff
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈzœf]
Letters6
Frequency rank#99,891
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gesöff“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gesöfffällt 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: „Gesundheitsministeriums“ (#99,890), „Gewalttätern“ (#99,892), „Gewehrs“ (#99,893). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gesöff“ bei #99,891. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gesöff is uncommon German at frequency #99,891 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈzœf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Gesöff in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gesöff, spelled G-E-S-Ö-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    meist alkoholisches Getränk
  2. 2
    qualitativ minderwertiges Getränk
  3. 3
    qualitativ hochwertiges Getränk

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Was ist denn das für ein Gesöff?
  2. „Dieses Gesöff war natürlich der Grund für meinen ausgewachsenen Kater.“

This word in other languages

potingue(Español)

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 "Gesöff"?
"Gesöff" is spelled G-E-S-Ö-F-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈzœf].
What does "Gesöff" mean?
As a noun, "Gesöff" means: meist alkoholisches Getränk
How do you pronounce "Gesöff"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gesöff" is [ɡəˈzœf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gesöff" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Goodie#99,908gehupt#99,856Halina#99,935happig#99,941

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list