gestreng
[ɡəˈʃtʁɛŋ]
The verdict
“gestreng” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Einhaltung der festgelegten Ordnung oder bestimmter Regeln gebietend
Corpus desk
Index DE-gestreng · gestreng · German
gestreng · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | gestreng |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɡəˈʃtʁɛŋ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „gestreng“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
gestreng is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈʃtʁɛŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Einhaltung der festgelegten Ordnung oder bestimmter Regeln gebietend".
Zero misspellings are on record for gestreng in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is gestreng, spelled G-E-S-T-R-E-N-G.
Definition
- 1die Einhaltung der festgelegten Ordnung oder bestimmter Regeln gebietend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gestreng appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wie „not amused“ die gestrenge Queen damals gewesen sein muss, zeigte die Tatsache, dass Harry sich öffentlich entschuldigte – etwas, das die Windsors üblicherweise nicht tun.
Man darf hoffen, dass die gestrenge Welterbe-Kommission der Unesco in Greenwich nicht allzu genau hinsieht, sonst könnte das Zertifikat wieder aberkannt werden wie in Dresden bei der Waldschlösschenbrücke.
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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.