gottgefällig
[ˈɡɔtɡəˌfɛlɪç]
The verdict
“gottgefällig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Art und Weise wie Gott es will
Corpus desk
Index DE-gottgefallig · gottgefällig · German
gottgefällig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | gottgefällig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɡɔtɡəˌfɛlɪç] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „gottgefällig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
gottgefällig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡɔtɡəˌfɛlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der Art und Weise wie Gott es will".
gottgefällig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is gottgefällig, spelled G-O-T-T-G-E-F-Ä-L-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1in der Art und Weise wie Gott es will
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gottgefällig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zum gottgefälligen Büßerleben zogen sich Eremiten, Klausner und Inklusen in die Waldeinsamkeit zurück und lebten dort in Höhlen oder Hütten, vom Volk mit schaudernder Ehrfurcht bestaunt.“
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.