Geheimsprache
German, noun/ɡəˈhaɪ̯mˌʃpʁaːxə/
Geheimsprache is spelled G-E-H-E-I-M-S-P-R-A-C-H-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 132,783rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Geheimsprache is a German feminine noun meaning “cryptolect” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “künstliche (verfremdete) Sprache, die der Kommunikation innerhalb einer Gruppe dient und andere ausschließen…”.
What does Geheimsprache mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecryptolect
- 2
femininecant, secret language
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. künstliche (verfremdete) Sprache, die der Kommunikation innerhalb einer Gruppe dient und andere ausschließen soll 2. die ausgiebige Nutzung von Kurzwörtern oder Fachtermini wird oft ebenfalls schon als Geheimsprache empfunden
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 Geheimsprache
- Geheimsprachen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Geheimsprache?
- /ɡəˈhaɪ̯mˌʃpʁaːxə/
- [ɡəˈhaɪ̯mˌʃpʁaːxə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Geheimsprache in German?
Geheimsprache appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).