Gerechtigkeitssinn

[ɡəˈʁɛçtɪçkaɪ̯t͡sˌzɪn]

/[ɡəˈʁɛçtɪçkaɪ̯t͡sˌzɪn]/ noun

The verdict

“Gerechtigkeitssinn” is uncommon German (frequency #92,970 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,970
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gespür dafür, dass es gerecht zugehen sollte

Corpus desk

Index DE-gerechtigkeitssinn · Gerechtigkeitssinn · German

Gerechtigkeitssinn · rank #92,970 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,970
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gepäckstücke

Nearest frequency peer: Gepäckstücke (-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 „Gerechtigkeitssinn“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gerechtigkeitssinn
PropertyValue
HeadwordGerechtigkeitssinn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʁɛçtɪçkaɪ̯t͡sˌzɪn]
Letters18
Frequency rank#92,970
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gerechtigkeitssinn“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Gerechtigkeitssinnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gepäckstücke“ (#92,969), „Geppert“ (#92,968), „geruchlos“ (#92,972). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gerechtigkeitssinn“ bei #92,970. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gerechtigkeitssinn is uncommon German at frequency #92,970 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈʁɛçtɪçkaɪ̯t͡sˌzɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gespür dafür, dass es gerecht zugehen sollte".

Gerechtigkeitssinn has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gerechtigkeitssinn, spelled G-E-R-E-C-H-T-I-G-K-E-I-T-S-S-I-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gespür dafür, dass es gerecht zugehen sollte

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Der primitive Gerechtigkeitssinn hatte nicht umsonst dafür die Blutrache zur Pflicht gemacht.“

Synonyms

GerechtigkeitsempfindenGerechtigkeitsgefühl

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 "Gerechtigkeitssinn"?
"Gerechtigkeitssinn" is spelled G-E-R-E-C-H-T-I-G-K-E-I-T-S-S-I-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʁɛçtɪçkaɪ̯t͡sˌzɪn].
What does "Gerechtigkeitssinn" mean?
As a noun, "Gerechtigkeitssinn" means: Gespür dafür, dass es gerecht zugehen sollte
How do you pronounce "Gerechtigkeitssinn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gerechtigkeitssinn" is [ɡəˈʁɛçtɪçkaɪ̯t͡sˌzɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 18 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list