Gesichtsverlust
German, noun/ɡəˈzɪçt͡sfɛɐ̯ˌlʊst/
Gesichtsverlust is spelled G-E-S-I-C-H-T-S-V-E-R-L-U-S-T (15 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 101,039th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gesichtsverlust is a German masculine noun meaning “loss of face” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “plötzlicher Verlust der Ehre, des Respekts oder des Ansehens”.
What does Gesichtsverlust mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineloss of face
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. plötzlicher Verlust der Ehre, des Respekts oder des Ansehens
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 Gesichtsverlust
- Gesichtsverlustes genitive
- Gesichtsverlusts genitive
- Gesichtsverluste plural
- Gesichtsverlusten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gesichtsverlust?
- /ɡəˈzɪçt͡sfɛɐ̯ˌlʊst/
- [ɡəˈzɪçt͡sfɛɐ̯ˌlʊst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gesichtsverlust in German?
Gesichtsverlust appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).