Geschmäckle
German, noun/ɡəˈʃmɛklə/
Geschmäckle is spelled G-E-S-C-H-M-Ä-C-K-L-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 113,526th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Geschmäckle is a German neuter noun meaning “A hint of impropriety; fishiness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “leichte Anrüchigkeit, Beigeschmack des Unkorrekten”.
What does Geschmäckle mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryinformalneuterA hint of impropriety; fishiness.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. leichte Anrüchigkeit, Beigeschmack des Unkorrekten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Geschmäckle
- Geschmäcklen dative definite plural
- G'schmäckle alternative
- Gschmäckle variant
- Geschmäckles genitive singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Geschmäckle?
- /ɡəˈʃmɛklə/
- [ɡəˈʃmɛklə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Geschmäckle in German?
Geschmäckle appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).