gezwungenermaßen
[ɡət͡svʊŋənɐˈmaːsn̩]
The verdict
“gezwungenermaßen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch jemanden oder besondere Umstände gedrängt (gezwungen); unter Einwirkung von Zwang
Corpus desk
Index DE-gezwungenerma-en · gezwungenermaßen · German
gezwungenermaßen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | gezwungenermaßen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ɡət͡svʊŋənɐˈmaːsn̩] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „gezwungenermaßen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
gezwungenermaßen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ɡət͡svʊŋənɐˈmaːsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch jemanden oder besondere Umstände gedrängt (gezwungen); unter Einwirkung von Zwang".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gezwungenermaßen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is gezwungenermaßen, spelled G-E-Z-W-U-N-G-E-N-E-R-M-A-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1durch jemanden oder besondere Umstände gedrängt (gezwungen); unter Einwirkung von Zwang
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gezwungenermaßen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Als das Sommergewitter kam, haben wir gezwungenermaßen alles zusamengepackt und uns bei einem Bauernhof in Sicherheit gebracht.
Solche Sinnkrisen führen einen gezwungenermaßen in die Vergangenheit und dort auf Spurensuche.
Antonyms
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.