Gedankenlesen
German, noun[ɡəˈdaŋkn̩ˌleːzn̩]
Gedankenlesen is spelled G-E-D-A-N-K-E-N-L-E-S-E-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 123,622nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gedankenlesen is a German neuter noun meaning “gerund of Gedanken lesen: mind reading” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Fähigkeit zu wissen, was eine andere Person denkt; der Versuch, fremde Gedanken zu erraten”.
What does Gedankenlesen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutergerund of Gedanken lesen: mind reading
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Fähigkeit zu wissen, was eine andere Person denkt; der Versuch, fremde Gedanken zu erraten
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 Gedankenlesen
- Gedankenlesens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gedankenlesen?
- [ɡəˈdaŋkn̩ˌleːzn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gedankenlesen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gedankenlesen in German?
Gedankenlesen appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).