gregorianischer Gesang

[ɡʁeɡoˌʁi̯aːnɪʃɐ ɡəˈzaŋ]

/[ɡʁeɡoˌʁi̯aːnɪʃɐ ɡəˈzaŋ]/ phrase

The verdict

“gregorianischer Gesang” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

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22
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - liturgischer Gesang der römischen Kirche in lateinischer Sprache, der durch die Übernahme des jüdischen Tempelgesangs als christlicher Kultgesang begründet und abschließend durch Papst Gregor dem G...

Key facts for gregorianischer Gesang
PropertyValue
Headwordgregorianischer Gesang
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ɡʁeɡoˌʁi̯aːnɪʃɐ ɡəˈzaŋ]
Letters22
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gregorianischer Gesang” sits in German frequency

gregorianischer Gesang falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for gregorianischer Gesang is 22 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡʁeɡoˌʁi̯aːnɪʃɐ ɡəˈzaŋ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "liturgischer Gesang der römischen Kirche in lateinischer Sprache, der durch die Übernahme des jüdischen Tempelgesangs als christlicher Kultgesang begründet und abschließend durch Papst Gregor dem G...".

No misspelling variants are generated for gregorianischer Gesang in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is gregorianischer Gesang, spelled G-R-E-G-O-R-I-A-N-I-S-C-H-E-R- -G-E-S-A-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    liturgischer Gesang der römischen Kirche in lateinischer Sprache, der durch die Übernahme des jüdischen Tempelgesangs als christlicher Kultgesang begründet und abschließend durch Papst Gregor dem Großen geordnet und gestaltet wurde

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gregorianischer Gesang"?
"gregorianischer Gesang" is spelled G-R-E-G-O-R-I-A-N-I-S-C-H-E-R- -G-E-S-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡʁeɡoˌʁi̯aːnɪʃɐ ɡəˈzaŋ].
What does "gregorianischer Gesang" mean?
As a phrase, "gregorianischer Gesang" means: liturgischer Gesang der römischen Kirche in lateinischer Sprache, der durch die Übernahme des jüdischen Tempelgesangs als christlicher Kultgesang begründet und abschließend durch Papst Gregor dem G...
How do you pronounce "gregorianischer Gesang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gregorianischer Gesang" is [ɡʁeɡoˌʁi̯aːnɪʃɐ ɡəˈzaŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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  • The one correct German spelling is G-R-E-G-O-R-I-A-N-I-S-C-H-E-R- -G-E-S-A-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡʁeɡoˌʁi̯aːnɪʃɐ ɡəˈzaŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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