Geheimnis
German, noun/ɡəˈhaɪmnɪs/
Geheimnis is a German neuter noun meaning “secret” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “verborgene Handlung oder Information”.
What does Geheimnis mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutersecret
- 2
neutermystery
Das Geheimnis des blauen Eichhörnchens
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. verborgene Handlung oder Information
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Geheimnis
- Geheimnisses genitive
- Geheimnisse plural
- Geheimnissen dative definite plural
- Geheimniß alternative obsolete
- Geheimnüß alternative obsolete
- Geheimnuß alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Geheimnis?
- /ɡəˈhaɪmnɪs/
- [ɡəˈhaɪ̯mnɪs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Geheimnis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Geheimnis in German?
Geheimnis appears 23 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).