Gewalten

[ɡəˈvaltn̩]

/[ɡəˈvaltn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gewalten” is uncommon German (frequency #67,270 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,270
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gewalt

Corpus desk

Index DE-gewalten · Gewalten · German

Gewalten · rank #67,270 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,270
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gewalteinwirk…

Nearest frequency peer: Gewalteinwirkung (-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 „Gewalten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gewalten
PropertyValue
HeadwordGewalten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈvaltn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#67,270
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gewalten“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gewaltenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gewalteinwirkung“ (#67,269), „Gewerbegebiete“ (#67,271), „getestete“ (#67,268). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gewalten“ bei #67,270. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gewalten is uncommon German at frequency #67,270 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈvaltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Gewalten, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Gewalten, spelled G-E-W-A-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gewalt
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Gewalt
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gewalt
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Gewalt

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 "Gewalten"?
"Gewalten" is spelled G-E-W-A-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈvaltn̩].
What does "Gewalten" mean?
As a noun, "Gewalten" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gewalt
How do you pronounce "Gewalten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gewalten" is [ɡəˈvaltn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gewalten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list