Gespinst
German, noun/ɡəˈʃpɪnst/
Gespinst is spelled G-E-S-P-I-N-S-T (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 104,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gespinst is a German neuter noun meaning “spun yarn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas, das gesponnen ist”.
What does Gespinst mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterspun yarn
- 2
neuterweb, tissue, cocoon
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. etwas, das gesponnen ist 2. feines Gewebe
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 Gespinst
- Gespinstes genitive
- Gespinsts genitive
- Gespinste plural
- Gespinsten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gespinst?
- /ɡəˈʃpɪnst/
- [ɡəˈʃpɪnst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gespinst in German?
Gespinst 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).