Gescheitheit

[ɡəˈʃaɪ̯thaɪ̯t]

/[ɡəˈʃaɪ̯thaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Gescheitheit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft, klug, vernünftig oder auch listig zu sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-gescheitheit · Gescheitheit · German

Gescheitheit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for Gescheitheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordGescheitheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʃaɪ̯thaɪ̯t]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gescheitheit“ im Deutschen

Gescheitheitschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gescheitheit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈʃaɪ̯thaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenschaft, klug, vernünftig oder auch listig zu sein".

No misspelling variants are generated for Gescheitheit in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Gescheitheit, spelled G-E-S-C-H-E-I-T-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenschaft, klug, vernünftig oder auch listig zu sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Ilja Andrejewitsch sah augenblicklich die Gescheitheit dieses Vorschlages ein und billigte ihn.“

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gescheitheit"?
"Gescheitheit" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-E-I-T-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃaɪ̯thaɪ̯t].
What does "Gescheitheit" mean?
As a noun, "Gescheitheit" means: Eigenschaft, klug, vernünftig oder auch listig zu sein
How do you pronounce "Gescheitheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gescheitheit" is [ɡəˈʃaɪ̯thaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gescheitheit" come from?
"Gescheitheit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list