Gewissenserforschung
German, noun/ɡəˈvɪsənsɛɐ̯ˌfɔʁʃʊŋ/
Gewissenserforschung is spelled G-E-W-I-S-S-E-N-S-E-R-F-O-R-S-C-H-U-N-G (20 letters) and appears about once in every 29 million words in written German, the 313,524th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gewissenserforschung is a German feminine noun meaning “examination of conscience” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Erforschung des Gewissens über die ethisch-moralische Vertretbarkeit des eigenen Handelns”.
What does Gewissenserforschung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineexamination of conscience
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Erforschung des Gewissens über die ethisch-moralische Vertretbarkeit des eigenen Handelns
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 Gewissenserforschung
- Gewissenserforschungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gewissenserforschung?
- /ɡəˈvɪsənsɛɐ̯ˌfɔʁʃʊŋ/
- [ɡəˈvɪsn̩sʔɛɐ̯ˌfɔʁʃʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gewissenserforschung in German?
Gewissenserforschung appears about once in every 29 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).