Gefühlsleben
[ɡəˈfyːlsˌleːbn̩]
The verdict
“Gefühlsleben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entwicklung und Vorkommen der Gesamtheit der Gefühle einer Person
Corpus desk
Index DE-gefuhlsleben · Gefühlsleben · German
Gefühlsleben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Gefühlsleben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈfyːlsˌleːbn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Gefühlsleben” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
Gefühlsleben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈfyːlsˌleːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Entwicklung und Vorkommen der Gesamtheit der Gefühle einer Person".
No misspelling variants are generated for Gefühlsleben in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gefühlsleben, spelled G-E-F-Ü-H-L-S-L-E-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1Entwicklung und Vorkommen der Gesamtheit der Gefühle einer Person
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Gefühlsleben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ihr mütterlicher Instinkt sagte ihr, dass bei Natascha einzelne Seiten des Gefühlslebens allzu stark überwogen und dass dieser Mangel an Ausgeglichenheit sie vielleicht nicht zu einem reinen Glück kommen lassen würde.“
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.
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