Gesichtshaut

[ɡəˈzɪçt͡sˌhaʊ̯t]

/[ɡəˈzɪçt͡sˌhaʊ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Gesichtshaut” is uncommon German (frequency #97,056 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,056
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hautschicht, die das Gesicht bedeckt

Corpus desk

Index DE-gesichtshaut · Gesichtshaut · German

Gesichtshaut · rank #97,056 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,056
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gespaltener

Nearest frequency peer: gespaltener (+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 „Gesichtshaut“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gesichtshaut
PropertyValue
HeadwordGesichtshaut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈzɪçt͡sˌhaʊ̯t]
Letters12
Frequency rank#97,056
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gesichtshaut“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gesichtshautfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gespaltener“ (#97,057), „geschäftige“ (#97,054), „gespaltenes“ (#97,058). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gesichtshaut“ bei #97,056. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gesichtshaut is uncommon German at frequency #97,056 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈzɪçt͡sˌhaʊ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hautschicht, die das Gesicht bedeckt".

No misspelling variants are generated for Gesichtshaut in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gesichtshaut, spelled G-E-S-I-C-H-T-S-H-A-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hautschicht, die das Gesicht bedeckt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Seine Gesichtshaut erinnerte an Leder.“
  2. „Nach endlosen zwanzig Minuten ließ es Ludmilla endlich gut sein und löschte meine mittlerweile krebsrote Gesichtshaut mit einem Gesichtswasser ab, das dem Brennen nach aus einer Mischung aus Pinselreiniger und geriebenen Chilischoten bestehen musste.“

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 "Gesichtshaut"?
"Gesichtshaut" is spelled G-E-S-I-C-H-T-S-H-A-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈzɪçt͡sˌhaʊ̯t].
What does "Gesichtshaut" mean?
As a noun, "Gesichtshaut" means: Hautschicht, die das Gesicht bedeckt
How do you pronounce "Gesichtshaut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gesichtshaut" is [ɡəˈzɪçt͡sˌhaʊ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gesichtshaut" come from?
"Gesichtshaut" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list