Gemeinsinn

[ɡəˈmaɪ̯nˌzɪn]

/[ɡəˈmaɪ̯nˌzɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gemeinsinn” is uncommon German (frequency #75,691 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,691
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - am Gemeinwohl ausgerichtetes Handeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-gemeinsinn · Gemeinsinn · German

Gemeinsinn · rank #75,691 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,691
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Generalgouver…

Nearest frequency peer: Generalgouverneur (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Gemeinsinn“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Gemeinsinn“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gemeinsinn
PropertyValue
HeadwordGemeinsinn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈmaɪ̯nˌzɪn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#75,691
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gemeinsinn“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gemeinsinnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Generalgouverneur“ (#75,692), „gemaltes“ (#75,689), „Generalstabs“ (#75,693). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gemeinsinn“ bei #75,691. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gemeinsinn is uncommon German at frequency #75,691 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nˌzɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "am Gemeinwohl ausgerichtetes Handeln".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Gemeinsinn in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gemeinsinn, spelled G-E-M-E-I-N-S-I-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    am Gemeinwohl ausgerichtetes Handeln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Man muss dem schwindenden Gemeinsinn in der Gesellschaft entgegenarbeiten.
  2. Packend ist Naomi Kleins Optimismus und Pragmatismus, ihr Glaube an Gemeinsinn.

Synonyms

Gemeinschaftssinn

Antonyms

EigensinnEgoismus

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 "Gemeinsinn"?
"Gemeinsinn" is spelled G-E-M-E-I-N-S-I-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nˌzɪn].
What does "Gemeinsinn" mean?
As a noun, "Gemeinsinn" means: am Gemeinwohl ausgerichtetes Handeln
How do you pronounce "Gemeinsinn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gemeinsinn" is [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nˌzɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gemeinsinn" come from?
"Gemeinsinn" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Gemeinsinn", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gelbfieber#75,685geplatzten#75,699gedämpften#75,677Förderband#75,664

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list