Gesundheitsbehörde

[ɡəˈzʊnthaɪ̯t͡sbəˌhøːɐ̯də]

/[ɡəˈzʊnthaɪ̯t͡sbəˌhøːɐ̯də]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gesundheitsbehörde” is uncommon German (frequency #64,312 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,312
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - für die Gesundheit zuständige Behörde

Key facts for Gesundheitsbehörde
PropertyValue
HeadwordGesundheitsbehörde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈzʊnthaɪ̯t͡sbəˌhøːɐ̯də]
Letters18
Frequency rank#64,312
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gesundheitsbehörde” 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). Gesundheitsbehörde lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Gesundheitsbehörde is uncommon German at frequency #64,312 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈzʊnthaɪ̯t͡sbəˌhøːɐ̯də]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "für die Gesundheit zuständige Behörde".

Gesundheitsbehörde has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Gesundheitsbehörde, spelled G-E-S-U-N-D-H-E-I-T-S-B-E-H-Ö-R-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    für die Gesundheit zuständige Behörde

Synonyms

Gesundheitsamt

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 "Gesundheitsbehörde"?
"Gesundheitsbehörde" is spelled G-E-S-U-N-D-H-E-I-T-S-B-E-H-Ö-R-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈzʊnthaɪ̯t͡sbəˌhøːɐ̯də].
What does "Gesundheitsbehörde" mean?
As a noun, "Gesundheitsbehörde" means: für die Gesundheit zuständige Behörde
How do you pronounce "Gesundheitsbehörde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gesundheitsbehörde" is [ɡəˈzʊnthaɪ̯t͡sbəˌhøːɐ̯də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gesundheitsbehörde" come from?
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Using “Gesundheitsbehörde”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-S-U-N-D-H-E-I-T-S-B-E-H-Ö-R-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈzʊnthaɪ̯t͡sbəˌhøːɐ̯də] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list