counsel
[ˈkaʊnsl]
The verdict
“counsel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anwalt/Anwältin (insbesondere einer, der eine Person oder Gruppe in einem Prozess oder vor Gericht vertritt), Rechtsanwalt/Rechtsanwältin, Rechtsbeistand; Experte/Expertin, Berater/Beraterin, Spezi...
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Index DE-counsel · counsel · German
counsel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | counsel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkaʊnsl] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „counsel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
counsel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaʊnsl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for counsel in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is counsel, spelled C-O-U-N-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1Anwalt/Anwältin (insbesondere einer, der eine Person oder Gruppe in einem Prozess oder vor Gericht vertritt), Rechtsanwalt/Rechtsanwältin, Rechtsbeistand; Experte/Expertin, Berater/Beraterin, Spezialist/Spezialistin
- 2Rat, Ratschlag (insbesondere von älteren Personen oder Experten)
- 3(Prozess der) Beratung oder Beratschlagung im Rahmen einer Zusammenkunft
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how counsel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The counsel for the defence argued that the case should never have been brought to court as it relied only on circumstantial evidence.
[John] Dean, who was President Richard Nixon's White House counsel, says Nixon's battle against leaks proved costly and led to the Watergate scandal.
Synonyms
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.