Gilgamesch
[ˈɡɪlɡamɛʃ]
The verdict
“Gilgamesch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - historische Person: König der Stadt Uruk in Mesopotamien in frühdynastischer Zeit, von circa 2652 bis 2602 vor Christus
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gilgamesch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡɪlɡamɛʃ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gilgamesch” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Gilgamesch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈɡɪlɡamɛʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Gilgamesch, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Gilgamesch, spelled G-I-L-G-A-M-E-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1historische Person: König der Stadt Uruk in Mesopotamien in frühdynastischer Zeit, von circa 2652 bis 2602 vor Christus
- 2mythische Gestalt, die sich in Anlehnung an [1] im Gilgamesch-Epos, eine der ältesten überlieferten Dichtungen der Menschheit, herausgebildet hat
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 “Gilgamesch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-I-L-G-A-M-E-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡɪlɡamɛʃ] (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.