gestaut

[ɡəˈʃtaʊ̯t]

/[ɡəˈʃtaʊ̯t]/ verb

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The verdict

“gestaut” is uncommon German (frequency #94,337 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,337
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs stauen

Key facts for gestaut
PropertyValue
Headwordgestaut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈʃtaʊ̯t]
Letters7
Frequency rank#94,337
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gestaut” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gestaut lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gestaut is uncommon German at frequency #94,337 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɡəˈʃtaʊ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs stauen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gestaut, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is gestaut, spelled G-E-S-T-A-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs stauen

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 "gestaut"?
"gestaut" is spelled G-E-S-T-A-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃtaʊ̯t].
What does "gestaut" mean?
As a verb, "gestaut" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs stauen
How do you pronounce "gestaut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gestaut" is [ɡəˈʃtaʊ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gestaut" come from?
"gestaut" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “gestaut”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-S-T-A-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈʃtaʊ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list