gleichviel

[ˌɡlaɪ̯çˈfiːl]

/[ˌɡlaɪ̯çˈfiːl]/ adv

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The verdict

“gleichviel” is uncommon German (frequency #95,655 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,655
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - egal, einerlei, gleichgültig

Corpus desk

Index DE-gleichviel · gleichviel · German

gleichviel · rank #95,655 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,655
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gliederte

Nearest frequency peer: gliederte (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „gleichviel“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „gleichviel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gleichviel
PropertyValue
Headwordgleichviel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˌɡlaɪ̯çˈfiːl]
Letters10
Frequency rank#95,655
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gleichviel“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gleichvielfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gliederte“ (#95,656), „glutenfreie“ (#95,657), „glasklare“ (#95,652). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gleichviel“ bei #95,655. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gleichviel is uncommon German at frequency #95,655 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˌɡlaɪ̯çˈfiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "egal, einerlei, gleichgültig".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gleichviel, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is gleichviel, spelled G-L-E-I-C-H-V-I-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    egal, einerlei, gleichgültig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gleichviel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Gleichviel wer mit mir kommt, ich werde nach Warschau reisen.
  2. Es muss nun eine Entscheidung getroffen werden, gleichviel von wem.

Synonyms

egaleinerleigleichgültig

This word in other languages

qu'importe(Français)

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 "gleichviel"?
"gleichviel" is spelled G-L-E-I-C-H-V-I-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɡlaɪ̯çˈfiːl].
What does "gleichviel" mean?
As an adverb, "gleichviel" means: egal, einerlei, gleichgültig
How do you pronounce "gleichviel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gleichviel" is [ˌɡlaɪ̯çˈfiːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gleichviel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gleichviel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Goldfische#95,661geräumiger#95,627geldwerten#95,618gekoppelte#95,615

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list