Geheimschrift
German, noun/ɡəˈhaɪ̯mˌʃʁɪft/
Geheimschrift is spelled G-E-H-E-I-M-S-C-H-R-I-F-T (13 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 150,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Geheimschrift is a German feminine noun meaning “cypher (secret font)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “verschlüsselte oder unsichtbar gemachte schriftliche Wiedergabe der Wörter einer Sprache, sodass ein Text nur…”.
What does Geheimschrift mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecypher (secret font)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. verschlüsselte oder unsichtbar gemachte schriftliche Wiedergabe der Wörter einer Sprache, sodass ein Text nur von den Leuten gelesen werden kann, die das Verschlüsselungssystem kennen oder wissen, wie man ihn sichtbar macht
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 Geheimschrift
- Geheimschriften plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Geheimschrift?
- /ɡəˈhaɪ̯mˌʃʁɪft/
- [ɡəˈhaɪ̯mˌʃʁɪft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Geheimschrift in German?
Geheimschrift appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).