Gesträuch
[ɡəˈʃtʁɔɪ̯ç]
The verdict
“Gesträuch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Menge zusammenstehender Sträucher
Corpus desk
Index DE-gestrauch · Gesträuch · German
Gesträuch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Gesträuch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈʃtʁɔɪ̯ç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gesträuch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gesträuch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈʃtʁɔɪ̯ç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Menge zusammenstehender Sträucher".
Gesträuch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Gesträuch, spelled G-E-S-T-R-Ä-U-C-H.
Definition
- 1Menge zusammenstehender Sträucher
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Gesträuch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Tichon ging hinterdrein, und Petja hörte, wie die Kosaken mit ihm und über ihn lachten: es handelte sich um irgendwelche Stiefel, die er ins Gesträuch geworfen hätte.“
This word in other languages
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.