gesteigerter

[ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐtɐ]

/[ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐtɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“gesteigerter” is uncommon German (frequency #84,028 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,028
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-gesteigerter · gesteigerter · German

gesteigerter · rank #84,028 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,028
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gesonnen

Nearest frequency peer: gesonnen (-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 „gesteigerter“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gesteigerter
PropertyValue
Headwordgesteigerter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐtɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#84,028
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gesteigerter“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gesonnen“ (#84,027), „getrickst“ (#84,029), „gewachsener“ (#84,030). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gesteigerter“ bei #84,028. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gesteigerter is uncommon German at frequency #84,028 among 5,117 “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

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert
  5. 5
    Nominativ 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gesteigerter"?
"gesteigerter" is spelled G-E-S-T-E-I-G-E-R-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐtɐ].
What does "gesteigerter" mean?
As an adjective, "gesteigerter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert
How do you pronounce "gesteigerter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gesteigerter" is [ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gesteigerter" come from?
"gesteigerter" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

geschreddert#84,025Granatwerfer#84,044Geistesleben#84,010Gastlichkeit#83,996

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list