gönnst

[ɡœnst]

/[ɡœnst]/ verb

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The verdict

“gönnst” is uncommon German (frequency #81,638 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,638
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gönnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gonnst · gönnst · German

gönnst · rank #81,638 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,638
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gärtnerin

Nearest frequency peer: Gärtnerin (-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 „gönnst“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gönnst
PropertyValue
Headwordgönnst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡœnst]
Letters6
Frequency rank#81,638
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gönnst“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).gönnstfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gärtnerin“ (#81,637), „Günstling“ (#81,639), „gynäkologischen“ (#81,636). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gönnst“ bei #81,638. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gönnst is uncommon German at frequency #81,638 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɡœnst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gönnen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for gönnst in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is gönnst, spelled G-Ö-N-N-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gönnen

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 "gönnst"?
"gönnst" is spelled G-Ö-N-N-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡœnst].
What does "gönnst" mean?
As a verb, "gönnst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gönnen
How do you pronounce "gönnst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gönnst" is [ɡœnst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gönnst" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hallig#81,642groupe#81,628Gringo#81,622Glorie#81,609

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list