gestrafft

[ɡəˈʃtʁaft]

/[ɡəˈʃtʁaft]/ verb

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The verdict

“gestrafft” is uncommon German (frequency #72,473 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,473
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs straffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gestrafft · gestrafft · German

gestrafft · rank #72,473 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,473
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gesinnungsgen…

Nearest frequency peer: Gesinnungsgenossen (-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 „gestrafft“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gestrafft
PropertyValue
Headwordgestrafft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈʃtʁaft]
Letters9
Frequency rank#72,473
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gestrafft“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gestrafftfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gesinnungsgenossen“ (#72,472), „getarnten“ (#72,474), „Gewichtsabnahme“ (#72,475). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gestrafft“ bei #72,473. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gestrafft is uncommon German at frequency #72,473 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɡəˈʃtʁaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs straffen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for gestrafft in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 gestrafft, spelled G-E-S-T-R-A-F-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs straffen

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 "gestrafft"?
"gestrafft" is spelled G-E-S-T-R-A-F-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃtʁaft].
What does "gestrafft" mean?
As a verb, "gestrafft" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs straffen
How do you pronounce "gestrafft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gestrafft" is [ɡəˈʃtʁaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gestrafft" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

getarnten#72,474geröstete#72,465genutztes#72,462gelindert#72,456

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list