den Geist aufgeben

\deːn ɡaɪ̯st ˈʔaʊ̯fɡeːbn̩\

/\deːn ɡaɪ̯st ˈʔaʊ̯fɡeːbn̩\/ verb

The verdict

“den Geist aufgeben” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rendre l’âme, cesser de fonctionner.

Corpus desk

Index FR-den-geist-aufgeben · den Geist aufgeben · French

den Geist aufgeben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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.

Key facts for den Geist aufgeben
PropertyValue
Headwordden Geist aufgeben
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\deːn ɡaɪ̯st ˈʔaʊ̯fɡeːbn̩\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « den Geist aufgeben » en français

den Geist aufgebenreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

den Geist aufgeben is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \deːn ɡaɪ̯st ˈʔaʊ̯fɡeːbn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

den Geist aufgeben has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is den Geist aufgeben, spelled D-E-N- -G-E-I-S-T- -A-U-F-G-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rendre l’âme, cesser de fonctionner.
  2. 2
    mourir.

Synonyms

den Geist aushauchensterbenkaputtgehendas Zeitliche segnen

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "den Geist aufgeben"?
"den Geist aufgeben" is spelled D-E-N- -G-E-I-S-T- -A-U-F-G-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \deːn ɡaɪ̯st ˈʔaʊ̯fɡeːbn̩\.
What does "den Geist aufgeben" mean?
As a verb, "den Geist aufgeben" means: Rendre l’âme, cesser de fonctionner.
How do you pronounce "den Geist aufgeben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "den Geist aufgeben" is \deːn ɡaɪ̯st ˈʔaʊ̯fɡeːbn̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list