geeignet

\ɡəˈʔaɪ̯ɡnət\

/\ɡəˈʔaɪ̯ɡnət\/ adj

The verdict

“geeignet” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Approprié, apte, adapté, propre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-geeignet · geeignet · French

geeignet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for geeignet
PropertyValue
Headwordgeeignet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɡəˈʔaɪ̯ɡnət\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « geeignet » en français

geeignetsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

geeignet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡəˈʔaɪ̯ɡnət\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Approprié, apte, adapté, propre.".

geeignet has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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. The correct French form is geeignet, spelled G-E-E-I-G-N-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Approprié, apte, adapté, propre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how geeignet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Diese Jacke ist zum Skifahren geeignet.
  2. Dieses Spielzeug ist für Säuglinge nicht geeignet, da sie es hinunterschlucken und daran ersticken könnten.

Synonyms

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 "geeignet"?
"geeignet" is spelled G-E-E-I-G-N-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡəˈʔaɪ̯ɡnət\.
What does "geeignet" mean?
As an adjective, "geeignet" means: Approprié, apte, adapté, propre.
How do you pronounce "geeignet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geeignet" is \ɡəˈʔaɪ̯ɡnət\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geeignet" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list