Geheimniskrämerei

[ɡəˌhaɪ̯mnɪskʁɛːməˈʁaɪ̯]

/[ɡəˌhaɪ̯mnɪskʁɛːməˈʁaɪ̯]/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“Geheimniskrämerei” is uncommon German (frequency #84,004 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,004
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Verhalten, das vermuten lässt, dass jemand etwas heimlich tun (geheim halten, ein Geheimnis wahren) möchte

Key facts for Geheimniskrämerei
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeheimniskrämerei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˌhaɪ̯mnɪskʁɛːməˈʁaɪ̯]
Letters17
Frequency rank#84,004
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Geheimniskrämerei” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Geheimniskrämerei lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Geheimniskrämerei is uncommon German at frequency #84,004 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˌhaɪ̯mnɪskʁɛːməˈʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verhalten, das vermuten lässt, dass jemand etwas heimlich tun (geheim halten, ein Geheimnis wahren) möchte".

Geheimniskrämerei doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, 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 headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Geheimniskrämerei, spelled G-E-H-E-I-M-N-I-S-K-R-Ä-M-E-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verhalten, das vermuten lässt, dass jemand etwas heimlich tun (geheim halten, ein Geheimnis wahren) möchte

Synonyms

Geheimnistuerei

Antonyms

IndiskretionTratscherei

This word in other languages

secretiveness(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Geheimniskrämerei"?
"Geheimniskrämerei" is spelled G-E-H-E-I-M-N-I-S-K-R-Ä-M-E-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˌhaɪ̯mnɪskʁɛːməˈʁaɪ̯].
What does "Geheimniskrämerei" mean?
As a noun, "Geheimniskrämerei" means: Verhalten, das vermuten lässt, dass jemand etwas heimlich tun (geheim halten, ein Geheimnis wahren) möchte
How do you pronounce "Geheimniskrämerei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geheimniskrämerei" is [ɡəˌhaɪ̯mnɪskʁɛːməˈʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geheimniskrämerei" come from?
"Geheimniskrämerei" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “Geheimniskrämerei”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-H-E-I-M-N-I-S-K-R-Ä-M-E-R-E-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˌhaɪ̯mnɪskʁɛːməˈʁaɪ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list