gestunken

[ɡəˈʃtʊŋkn̩]

/[ɡəˈʃtʊŋkn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“gestunken” is uncommon German (frequency #79,221 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,221
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs stinken

Corpus desk

Index DE-gestunken · gestunken · German

gestunken · rank #79,221 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,221
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gesteinsschic…

Nearest frequency peer: Gesteinsschichten (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „gestunken“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „gestunken“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gestunken
PropertyValue
Headwordgestunken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈʃtʊŋkn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#79,221
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gestunken“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.gestunkenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gesteinsschichten“ (#79,220), „Gesundheitsdienst“ (#79,223), „gestaffelten“ (#79,218). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gestunken“ bei #79,221. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gestunken is uncommon German at frequency #79,221 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɡəˈʃtʊŋkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs stinken".

No misspelling variants are generated for gestunken in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is gestunken, spelled G-E-S-T-U-N-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs stinken

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 "gestunken"?
"gestunken" is spelled G-E-S-T-U-N-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃtʊŋkn̩].
What does "gestunken" mean?
As a verb, "gestunken" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs stinken
How do you pronounce "gestunken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gestunken" is [ɡəˈʃtʊŋkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gestunken" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gestunken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list