gewaltsamer

[ɡəˈvaltzaːmɐ]

/[ɡəˈvaltzaːmɐ]/ adj

The verdict

“gewaltsamer” is uncommon German (frequency #70,322 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,322
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltsam

Key facts for gewaltsamer
PropertyValue
Headwordgewaltsamer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈvaltzaːmɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,322
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gewaltsamer” 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). gewaltsamer lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gewaltsamer is uncommon German at frequency #70,322 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈvaltzaːmɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gewaltsamer, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is gewaltsamer, spelled G-E-W-A-L-T-S-A-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltsam
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltsam
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltsam
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltsam
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltsam

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 "gewaltsamer"?
"gewaltsamer" is spelled G-E-W-A-L-T-S-A-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈvaltzaːmɐ].
What does "gewaltsamer" mean?
As an adjective, "gewaltsamer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltsam
How do you pronounce "gewaltsamer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gewaltsamer" is [ɡəˈvaltzaːmɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gewaltsamer" come from?
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Using “gewaltsamer”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-W-A-L-T-S-A-M-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈvaltzaːmɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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