gestalten

\ɡəˈʃtaltn̩\

/\ɡəˈʃtaltn̩\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Agencer, mettre en forme.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gestalten · gestalten · French

gestalten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 gestalten
PropertyValue
Headwordgestalten
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɡəˈʃtaltn̩\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « gestalten » en français

gestaltenn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

gestalten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɡəˈʃtaltn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Agencer, mettre en forme.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gestalten, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented 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 gestalten, spelled G-E-S-T-A-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Agencer, mettre en forme.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Detlef argumentiert, dass man das Restaurant neu gestalten könnte, um es für die Kunden interessanter zu machen. Emma wendet ein, dass viele Kunden die jetzige Gestaltung loben.
  2. Die Union will die EEG-Umlage abschaffen, eine „fachliche Bestandsaufnahme“ zur erneuten Nutzung der abgeschalteten Atomkraftwerke durchführen, die Beheizung der Häuser wieder „technologieoffen“ gestalten (also weg von der Wärmepumpe) – und mehr Geld in die Erforschung der Kernfusion stecken.

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 "gestalten"?
"gestalten" is spelled G-E-S-T-A-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡəˈʃtaltn̩\.
What does "gestalten" mean?
As a verb, "gestalten" means: Agencer, mettre en forme.
How do you pronounce "gestalten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gestalten" is \ɡəˈʃtaltn̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gestalten" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list