gestressten

[ɡəˈʃtʁɛstn̩]

/[ɡəˈʃtʁɛstn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“gestressten” is uncommon German (frequency #99,886 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,886
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestresst

Key facts for gestressten
PropertyValue
Headwordgestressten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈʃtʁɛstn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#99,886
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gestressten” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gestressten lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gestressten is uncommon German at frequency #99,886 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈʃtʁɛstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for gestressten in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is gestressten, spelled G-E-S-T-R-E-S-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestresst
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestresst
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestresst
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestresst
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestresst
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestresst
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestresst
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestresst
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestresst
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestresst
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestresst
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestresst

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 "gestressten"?
"gestressten" is spelled G-E-S-T-R-E-S-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃtʁɛstn̩].
What does "gestressten" mean?
As an adjective, "gestressten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestresst
How do you pronounce "gestressten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gestressten" is [ɡəˈʃtʁɛstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gestressten" come from?
"gestressten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “gestressten”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-S-T-R-E-S-S-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈʃtʁɛstn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list