Geschmacksache

[ɡəˈʃmakˌzaxə]

/[ɡəˈʃmakˌzaxə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geschmacksache” is uncommon German (frequency #64,310 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,310
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas, das man abhängig von der Person gut oder schlecht finden kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-geschmacksache · Geschmacksache · German

Geschmacksache · rank #64,310 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,310
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geschlechtssp…

Nearest frequency peer: geschlechtsspezifische (-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 „Geschmacksache“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Geschmacksache
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeschmacksache
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʃmakˌzaxə]
Letters14
Frequency rank#64,310
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Geschmacksache“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Geschmacksachefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „geschlechtsspezifische“ (#64,309), „geschnürt“ (#64,311), „gescheiterter“ (#64,308). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geschmacksache“ bei #64,310. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Geschmacksache is uncommon German at frequency #64,310 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈʃmakˌzaxə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas, das man abhängig von der Person gut oder schlecht finden kann".

Zero misspellings are on record for Geschmacksache in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 Geschmacksache, spelled G-E-S-C-H-M-A-C-K-S-A-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas, das man abhängig von der Person gut oder schlecht finden kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Danach ist es ‚Geschmacksache‘, ob bei Lokalanästhesie unter oder ohne Blutsperre operiert wird.“

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 "Geschmacksache"?
"Geschmacksache" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-M-A-C-K-S-A-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃmakˌzaxə].
What does "Geschmacksache" mean?
As a noun, "Geschmacksache" means: etwas, das man abhängig von der Person gut oder schlecht finden kann
How do you pronounce "Geschmacksache"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geschmacksache" is [ɡəˈʃmakˌzaxə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geschmacksache" come from?
"Geschmacksache" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list