Ghosting
[ˈɡɔʊ̯stɪŋ]
The verdict
“Ghosting” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Verhaltensweise, bei der in einer zwischenmenschlichen Beziehung überraschenderweise und ohne erkennbaren Grund ein völliger Kontaktabbruch erfolgt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ghosting |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡɔʊ̯stɪŋ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ghosting” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Ghosting is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡɔʊ̯stɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verhaltensweise, bei der in einer zwischenmenschlichen Beziehung überraschenderweise und ohne erkennbaren Grund ein völliger Kontaktabbruch erfolgt".
Ghosting doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Ghosting, spelled G-H-O-S-T-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Verhaltensweise, bei der in einer zwischenmenschlichen Beziehung überraschenderweise und ohne erkennbaren Grund ein völliger Kontaktabbruch erfolgt
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.
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Using “Ghosting”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-H-O-S-T-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡɔʊ̯stɪŋ] (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
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.