Gesichtsfeld

[ɡəˈzɪçt͡sˌfɛlt]

/[ɡəˈzɪçt͡sˌfɛlt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gesichtsfeld” is uncommon German (frequency #94,333 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,333
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Bereich, den man erfassen kann, ohne die Blickrichtung zu ändern

Key facts for Gesichtsfeld
PropertyValue
HeadwordGesichtsfeld
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈzɪçt͡sˌfɛlt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#94,333
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gesichtsfeld” 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). Gesichtsfeld lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gesichtsfeld is uncommon German at frequency #94,333 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈzɪçt͡sˌfɛlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Bereich, den man erfassen kann, ohne die Blickrichtung zu ändern".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Gesichtsfeld in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gesichtsfeld, spelled G-E-S-I-C-H-T-S-F-E-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Bereich, den man erfassen kann, ohne die Blickrichtung zu ändern

Synonyms

BlickfeldGesichtskreisSehfeld

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 "Gesichtsfeld"?
"Gesichtsfeld" is spelled G-E-S-I-C-H-T-S-F-E-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈzɪçt͡sˌfɛlt].
What does "Gesichtsfeld" mean?
As a noun, "Gesichtsfeld" means: der Bereich, den man erfassen kann, ohne die Blickrichtung zu ändern
How do you pronounce "Gesichtsfeld"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gesichtsfeld" is [ɡəˈzɪçt͡sˌfɛlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gesichtsfeld" come from?
"Gesichtsfeld" 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 “Gesichtsfeld”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-S-I-C-H-T-S-F-E-L-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈzɪçt͡sˌfɛlt] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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