gestikulieren
[ɡɛstikuˈliːʁən]
The verdict
“gestikulieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit den Armen schnelle Bewegungen vollziehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-gestikulieren · gestikulieren · German
gestikulieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gestikulieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɡɛstikuˈliːʁən] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „gestikulieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
gestikulieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɡɛstikuˈliːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit den Armen schnelle Bewegungen vollziehen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gestikulieren, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is gestikulieren, spelled G-E-S-T-I-K-U-L-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit den Armen schnelle Bewegungen vollziehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gestikulieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Schulsanitäter hat wild mit seinen Armen gestikuliert, als er während des Unterrichts in das Erste-Hilfe-Zimmer gerufen wurde.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.