gesteckte

[ɡəˈʃtɛktə]

/[ɡəˈʃtɛktə]/ adj

The verdict

“gesteckte” is uncommon German (frequency #91,667 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,667
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-gesteckte · gesteckte · German

gesteckte · rank #91,667 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,667
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gestalkt

Nearest frequency peer: gestalkt (-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 „gesteckte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gesteckte
PropertyValue
Headwordgesteckte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈʃtɛktə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#91,667
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gesteckte“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).gestecktefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gestalkt“ (#91,666), „gesündeste“ (#91,668), „Gewerkschaftsmitglieder“ (#91,669). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gesteckte“ bei #91,667. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gesteckte is uncommon German at frequency #91,667 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈʃtɛktə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gesteckte, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is gesteckte, spelled G-E-S-T-E-C-K-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteckt
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteckt
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteckt
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteckt
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteckt
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteckt
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteckt
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteckt
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteckt

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 "gesteckte"?
"gesteckte" is spelled G-E-S-T-E-C-K-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃtɛktə].
What does "gesteckte" mean?
As an adjective, "gesteckte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteckt
How do you pronounce "gesteckte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gesteckte" is [ɡəˈʃtɛktə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gesteckte" come from?
"gesteckte" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list