Getsemani
[ɡeˈt͡seːmani]
The verdict
“Getsemani” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Garten am Ölberg in Jerusalem, wo Jesus von Nazaret (nach dem Matthäus-, Markus- und dem Lukasevangelium) in der Nacht vor seiner Kreuzigung betete und dann verraten und verhaftet wurde
Corpus desk
Index DE-getsemani · Getsemani · German
Getsemani · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Getsemani |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ɡeˈt͡seːmani] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Getsemani“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Getsemani is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ɡeˈt͡seːmani]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Garten am Ölberg in Jerusalem, wo Jesus von Nazaret (nach dem Matthäus-, Markus- und dem Lukasevangelium) in der Nacht vor seiner Kreuzigung betete und dann verraten und verhaftet wurde".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Getsemani, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Getsemani, spelled G-E-T-S-E-M-A-N-I.
Definition
- 1der Garten am Ölberg in Jerusalem, wo Jesus von Nazaret (nach dem Matthäus-, Markus- und dem Lukasevangelium) in der Nacht vor seiner Kreuzigung betete und dann verraten und verhaftet wurde
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Getsemani appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Darauf kam Jesus mit den Jüngern zu einem Grundstück, das man Getsemani nennt, und sagte zu ihnen: Setzt euch und wartet hier, während ich dort bete.“
This word in other languages
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.