Geruchsinn
[ɡəˈʁʊxˌzɪn]
The verdict
“Geruchsinn” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Riechwahrnehmung, die die physiologische Wahrnehmung des Geruches ermöglicht
Corpus desk
Index DE-geruchsinn · Geruchsinn · German
Geruchsinn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Geruchsinn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈʁʊxˌzɪn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Geruchsinn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Geruchsinn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈʁʊxˌzɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Riechwahrnehmung, die die physiologische Wahrnehmung des Geruches ermöglicht".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Geruchsinn, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Geruchsinn, spelled G-E-R-U-C-H-S-I-N-N.
Definition
- 1Riechwahrnehmung, die die physiologische Wahrnehmung des Geruches ermöglicht
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.