gefühlsmäßig

[ɡəˈfyːlsˌmɛːsɪç]

/[ɡəˈfyːlsˌmɛːsɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“gefühlsmäßig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - nicht dem Verstand, sondern inneren Emotionen folgend

Corpus desk

Index DE-gefuhlsma-ig · gefühlsmäßig · German

gefühlsmäßig · 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.

Key facts for gefühlsmäßig
PropertyValue
Headwordgefühlsmäßig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈfyːlsˌmɛːsɪç]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gefühlsmäßig“ im Deutschen

gefühlsmäßigliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

gefühlsmäßig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈfyːlsˌmɛːsɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht dem Verstand, sondern inneren Emotionen folgend".

gefühlsmäßig has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is gefühlsmäßig, spelled G-E-F-Ü-H-L-S-M-Ä-S-S-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht dem Verstand, sondern inneren Emotionen folgend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Umso besser, wenn sich dann ein Künstler wie Alexander Krichel mehr auf das gefühlsmäßige Verstehen des Publikums verlässt und noch dazu ein Programm ohne große Ecken und Kanten liefert.“

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 "gefühlsmäßig"?
"gefühlsmäßig" is spelled G-E-F-Ü-H-L-S-M-Ä-SS-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈfyːlsˌmɛːsɪç].
What does "gefühlsmäßig" mean?
As an adjective, "gefühlsmäßig" means: nicht dem Verstand, sondern inneren Emotionen folgend
How do you pronounce "gefühlsmäßig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gefühlsmäßig" is [ɡəˈfyːlsˌmɛːsɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gefühlsmäßig" come from?
"gefühlsmäßig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list