Gestirn
[ɡəˈʃtɪʁn]
The verdict
“Gestirn” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Himmelskörper im Allgemeinen, welcher am Nachthimmel sichtbar ist
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Index DE-gestirn · Gestirn · German
Gestirn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Gestirn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈʃtɪʁn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gestirn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gestirn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈʃtɪʁn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Himmelskörper im Allgemeinen, welcher am Nachthimmel sichtbar ist".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Gestirn in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gestirn, spelled G-E-S-T-I-R-N.
Definition
- 1Himmelskörper im Allgemeinen, welcher am Nachthimmel sichtbar ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gestirn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Jupiter ist nach Sonne, Mond und Venus das vierthellste Gestirn am Himmel.
„Eine der letzten Abordnungen, die er empfing, waren 22 Mondsüchtige, die sich im Namen aller Somnambulen Amerikas bei ihm dafür einsetzten, möglichst bald zum Gestirn ihrer Sehnsucht zurückkehren zu dürfen.“
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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.