Geruchssinn

[ɡəˈʁʊxsˌzɪn]

/[ɡəˈʁʊxsˌzɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geruchssinn” is an uncommon German word, ranked #53,726 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#53,726
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Riechwahrnehmung, die die physiologische Wahrnehmung des Geruches ermöglicht

Key facts for Geruchssinn
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeruchssinn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʁʊxsˌzɪn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#53,726
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Geruchssinn” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Geruchssinn lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Geruchssinn is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈʁʊxsˌzɪn]. Corpus data places it at rank #53,726 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Riechwahrnehmung, die die physiologische Wahrnehmung des Geruches ermöglicht".

Zero misspellings are on record for Geruchssinn in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Geruchssinn, spelled G-E-R-U-C-H-S-S-I-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Riechwahrnehmung, die die physiologische Wahrnehmung des Geruches ermöglicht

Synonyms

Riechsinn

This word in other languages

olfaction(English)viento(Español)odorat(Français)

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 "Geruchssinn"?
"Geruchssinn" is spelled G-E-R-U-C-H-S-S-I-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʁʊxsˌzɪn].
What does "Geruchssinn" mean?
As a noun, "Geruchssinn" means: Riechwahrnehmung, die die physiologische Wahrnehmung des Geruches ermöglicht
How do you pronounce "Geruchssinn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geruchssinn" is [ɡəˈʁʊxsˌzɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geruchssinn" come from?
"Geruchssinn" 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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Using “Geruchssinn”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-R-U-C-H-S-S-I-N-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈʁʊxsˌzɪn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list