Geysir
[ˈɡaɪ̯ziːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Geysir” is uncommon German (frequency #76,842 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,842
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Art von heißer, durch Vulkanismus hervorgerufener Wasserquelle, die ihr Wasser periodisch oder auch episodisch ausstößt; der Wasserstrahl oder Wasserschwall kann dabei beispielsweise als Fontä...
Corpus desk
Index DE-geysir · Geysir · German
Geysir · rank #76,842 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,842
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 54,401
- PHOTO-FINISH gewütet
Nearest frequency peer: gewütet (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Geysir”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- getreue
getreue
23,163 corpus weight
- gewerkelt
gewerkelt
23,162 corpus weight
- Gewächshäus…
Gewächshäusern
23,161 corpus weight
- gewütet
gewütet
23,160 corpus weight
- Geysir
Geysir
23,159 corpus weight
- GJ
GJ
23,155 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Geysir” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Geysir |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡaɪ̯ziːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #76,842 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Geysir” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Geysir is uncommon German at frequency #76,842 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡaɪ̯ziːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Art von heißer, durch Vulkanismus hervorgerufener Wasserquelle, die ihr Wasser periodisch oder auch episodisch ausstößt; der Wasserstrahl oder Wasserschwall kann dabei beispielsweise als Fontä...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Geysir, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Geysir, spelled G-E-Y-S-I-R.
Definition
- 1eine Art von heißer, durch Vulkanismus hervorgerufener Wasserquelle, die ihr Wasser periodisch oder auch episodisch ausstößt; der Wasserstrahl oder Wasserschwall kann dabei beispielsweise als Fontäne, Dampfsäule oder auch auf andere Art austreten
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Geysir", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency 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.