Geschmackssinn

[ɡəˈʃmaksˌzɪn]

/[ɡəˈʃmaksˌzɪn]/ noun

The verdict

“Geschmackssinn” is an uncommon German word, ranked #91,659 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#91,659
frequency rank, German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Fähigkeit von Menschen und Tieren mit der Zunge den Geschmack von etwas wahrzunehmen

Key facts for Geschmackssinn
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeschmackssinn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʃmaksˌzɪn]
Letters14
Frequency rank#91,659
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Geschmackssinn” 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). Geschmackssinn lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Geschmackssinn is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈʃmaksˌzɪn]. Corpus data places it at rank #91,659 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "die Fähigkeit von Menschen und Tieren mit der Zunge den Geschmack von etwas wahrzunehmen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Geschmackssinn, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Geschmackssinn, spelled G-E-S-C-H-M-A-C-K-S-S-I-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Fähigkeit von Menschen und Tieren mit der Zunge den Geschmack von etwas wahrzunehmen

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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 "Geschmackssinn"?
"Geschmackssinn" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-M-A-C-K-S-S-I-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃmaksˌzɪn].
What does "Geschmackssinn" mean?
As a noun, "Geschmackssinn" means: die Fähigkeit von Menschen und Tieren mit der Zunge den Geschmack von etwas wahrzunehmen
How do you pronounce "Geschmackssinn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geschmackssinn" is [ɡəˈʃmaksˌzɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geschmackssinn" come from?
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Using “Geschmackssinn”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-S-C-H-M-A-C-K-S-S-I-N-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈʃmaksˌzɪn] (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