Geschlecht
\ɡəˈʃlɛçt\
The verdict
“Geschlecht” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sexe, c'est à dire l'état biologique d'un être vivant, masculin ou féminin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-geschlecht · Geschlecht · French
Geschlecht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Geschlecht |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡəˈʃlɛçt\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Geschlecht is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡəˈʃlɛçt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Geschlecht, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Geschlecht, spelled G-E-S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1Sexe, c'est à dire l'état biologique d'un être vivant, masculin ou féminin.
- 2Sexe, organe génital.
- 3Génération.
- 4Genre.
- 5Famille, lignée.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Geschlecht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wollen Sie das Geschlecht des Kindes kennen?
Das schwache Geschlecht / Das starke Geschlecht.
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.