gesteigerter
[ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐtɐ]
The verdict
“gesteigerter” is uncommon German (frequency #84,028 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,028
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gesteigerter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐtɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #84,028 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gesteigerter” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gesteigerter is uncommon German at frequency #84,028 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gesteigerter, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is gesteigerter, spelled G-E-S-T-E-I-G-E-R-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert
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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-S-T-E-I-G-E-R-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.