gesträubt
[ɡəˈʃtʁɔɪ̯pt]
The verdict
“gesträubt” is uncommon German (frequency #92,981 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,981
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs sträuben
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gesträubt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɡəˈʃtʁɔɪ̯pt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #92,981 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gesträubt” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gesträubt is uncommon German at frequency #92,981 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɡəˈʃtʁɔɪ̯pt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs sträuben".
No generated misspelling entries exist for gesträubt in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is gesträubt, spelled G-E-S-T-R-Ä-U-B-T.
Definition
- 1Partizip Perfekt des Verbs sträuben
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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Using “gesträubt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-S-T-R-Ä-U-B-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.