Gesichtsschleier
German, noun/ɡəˈzɪçtsˌʃlaɪ̯ɐ/
Gesichtsschleier is spelled G-E-S-I-C-H-T-S-S-C-H-L-E-I-E-R (16 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 140,468th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gesichtsschleier is a German masculine noun meaning “niqab” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kleidungsstück, welches das Gesicht bedeckt”.
What does Gesichtsschleier mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineniqab
- 2
masculinefacial disc
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kleidungsstück, welches das Gesicht bedeckt 2. Federkranz am Kopf vor allem bei Eulen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Gesichtsschleier
- Gesichtsschleiers genitive
- Gesichtsschleiern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gesichtsschleier?
- /ɡəˈzɪçtsˌʃlaɪ̯ɐ/
- [ɡəˈzɪçt͡sˌʃlaɪ̯ɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gesichtsschleier in German?
Gesichtsschleier appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).