geben
\ˈɡeːbn̩\
The verdict
“geben” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bitransitif Donner (un objet à quelqu'un, ).
Corpus desk
Index FR-geben · geben · French
geben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | geben |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈɡeːbn̩\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « geben » en français
Rare enough to double-check
geben is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈɡeːbn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 14 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for geben in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is geben, spelled G-E-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1bitransitif Donner (un objet à quelqu'un, ).
- 2Donner.
- 3Donner.
- 4Donner.
- 5Donner.
- 6Donner.
- 7Donner.
- 8Donner.
- 9Mettre, verser, ajouter.
- 10von sich geben: Émettre, dire, raconter.
- 11Jouer, mimer.
- 12Mettre, introduire (dans un processus, un procédé).
- 13Donner, attribuer.
- 14Administrer (un médicament).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how geben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er gibt seiner Freundin die Jacke.
»Das ist für Sie, Mutter,« sagte der Soldat, indem er ihr einige Geldstücke gab. »Und das für die Kinder,« fuhr er, einen Taler hinzulegend, fort.
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.