Gesichtskreis
[ɡəˈzɪçt͡sˌkʁaɪ̯s]
The verdict
“Gesichtskreis” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das, was man von einer Stelle aus sehen kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-gesichtskreis · Gesichtskreis · German
Gesichtskreis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gesichtskreis |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈzɪçt͡sˌkʁaɪ̯s] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gesichtskreis“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gesichtskreis is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈzɪçt͡sˌkʁaɪ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Gesichtskreis, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Gesichtskreis, spelled G-E-S-I-C-H-T-S-K-R-E-I-S.
Definition
- 1das, was man von einer Stelle aus sehen kann
- 2Gesamtheit dessen, was jemandem bekannt/vertraut ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gesichtskreis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Feind, den man von dem gegenüberliegenden Berge aus in der Ferne erkennen konnte, war unten, von der Brücke aus, noch nicht sichtbar, weil der Gesichtskreis unten im Flusstal durch die gegenüberliegende, etwa eine halbe Werst entfernte Anhöhe begrenzt wurde.“
„Seine Kenntnis der Unterwelt hatte ihn milder gemacht und seinen Gesichtskreis erweitert.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.