gestrigen

/[ˈɡɛstʁɪɡn̩]/ adj

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Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,033

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

gestrigen is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gestrig Pronounced [ˈɡɛstʁɪɡn̩]. It ranks #9,033 in German word frequency. Often confused with getragen and gestritten.

Key facts for gestrigen
PropertyValue
Headwordgestrigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈɡɛstʁɪɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,033
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of gestrigen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for gestrigen is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡɛstʁɪɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,033 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 24 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for gestrigen, with forms such as "egstrigen", "gesrtigen", and "gesstrigen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "getragen", "gestritten", "gestrige", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is gestrigen, spelled G-E-S-T-R-I-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gestrig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gestrig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gestrig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gestrig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gestrig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gestrig
  7. 7
    Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gestrig
  8. 8
    Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gestrig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gestrig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gestrig
  11. 11
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gestrig
  12. 12
    Genitiv Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gestrig
  13. 13
    Dativ Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gestrig
  14. 14
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gestrig
  15. 15
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs gestrig
  16. 16
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs gestrig
  17. 17
    Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs gestrig
  18. 18
    Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs gestrig
  19. 19
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs gestrig
  20. 20
    Dativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs gestrig
  21. 21
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs gestrig
  22. 22
    Genitiv Plural Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs gestrig
  23. 23
    Dativ Plural Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs gestrig
  24. 24
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs gestrig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egstrigen,gesrtigen,gesstrigen,gestirgen,gestrgien,gestriegn,gestrigenn,gestriggen,gestrigne,gestrrigen,gesttrigen,getsrigen,ggestrigen,gsetrigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gestrigen

Misspelling Variants of "gestrigen"

egstrigen9gesrtigen9gesstrigen10gestirgen9gestrgien9gestriegn9gestrigenn10gestriggen10
Misspelling Variants of "gestrigen"

Frequency rank: #9,033 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gestrigen"?
"gestrigen" is spelled G-E-S-T-R-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɛstʁɪɡn̩].
What does "gestrigen" mean?
As an adj, "gestrigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gestrig
What words are commonly confused with "gestrigen"?
"gestrigen" is commonly confused with "getragen", "gestritten", "gestrige". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gestrigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gestrigen" is [ˈɡɛstʁɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gestrigen" come from?
"gestrigen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.