Gewissensfrage
German, noun/ɡəˈvɪsn̩sfraːɡə/
Gewissensfrage is spelled G-E-W-I-S-S-E-N-S-F-R-A-G-E (14 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 146,442nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gewissensfrage is a German feminine noun meaning “a difficult question or problem, often pertaining to some element of ethics or conduct, often being such that it has to be resolved by the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “wichtige Frage, welche (statt durch Sachgründe) aufgrund persönlicher Wertvorstellungen, moralischer…”.
What does Gewissensfrage mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea difficult question or problem, often pertaining to some element of ethics or conduct, often being such that it has to be resolved by the individual itself
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. wichtige Frage, welche (statt durch Sachgründe) aufgrund persönlicher Wertvorstellungen, moralischer Grundsätze und der eigenen Emotionen entschieden werden muss
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 Gewissensfrage
- Gewissensfragen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gewissensfrage?
- /ɡəˈvɪsn̩sfraːɡə/
- [ɡəˈvɪsn̩sˌfʁaːɡə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gewissensfrage in German?
Gewissensfrage appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).