Gespött

[ɡəˈʃpœt]

/[ɡəˈʃpœt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gespött” is uncommon German (frequency #71,386 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,386
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lächerlich machender, wiederholter Hohn oder Spott

Corpus desk

Index DE-gespott · Gespött · German

Gespött · rank #71,386 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,386
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gestampft

Nearest frequency peer: gestampft (+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 „Gespött“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gespött
PropertyValue
HeadwordGespött
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʃpœt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#71,386
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gespött“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gestampft“ (#71,387), „Geschäftsentwicklung“ (#71,384), „gestandenen“ (#71,388). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gespött“ bei #71,386. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gespött is uncommon German at frequency #71,386 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈʃpœt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Gespött in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gespött, spelled G-E-S-P-Ö-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    lächerlich machender, wiederholter Hohn oder Spott
  2. 2
    Gegenstand des Hohnes oder Spottes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der eine peinliche Moment, der all ihr Unwissen entlarven würde und sie dem Gespött der politischen Eliten aussetzen würde, blieb aus.
  2. Am Anfang war das Getöse, am Ende steht das Gespött.

Synonyms

HohnSpottSpötteleiSpöttereiVerhöhnungVerspottungOpferZielscheibe

Antonyms

HuldigungLobLobpreisungVerherrlichungLobhudeleiGuruHalbgottHeldHeroeHerosIdolRespektsperson

This word in other languages

ridicule(English)burla(Español)railleries(Français)

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 "Gespött"?
"Gespött" is spelled G-E-S-P-Ö-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃpœt].
What does "Gespött" mean?
As a noun, "Gespött" means: lächerlich machender, wiederholter Hohn oder Spott
How do you pronounce "Gespött"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gespött" is [ɡəˈʃpœt]. 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 "Gespött", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list