geil
\ɡaɪ̯l\
The verdict
“geil” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lascif, sexuellement excité, lubrique, salace.
Corpus desk
Index FR-geil · geil · French
geil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 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 | geil |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɡaɪ̯l\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
geil is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡaɪ̯l\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for geil, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is geil, spelled G-E-I-L.
Definition
- 1Lascif, sexuellement excité, lubrique, salace.
- 2Canon.
- 3Top, cool, ...
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how geil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Indem der Mann die Frau als träge, ungeduldig, listig, dumm, unsensibel, geil, wild, gedemütigt sieht, projiziert er die Eigenschaften sämtlicher Tierweibchen auf sie.
Dies' Mädchen ist geil!
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.