Gewissenspein
[ɡəˈvɪsn̩sˌpaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Gewissenspein” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr schlechtes Gewissen
Corpus desk
Index DE-gewissenspein · Gewissenspein · German
Gewissenspein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gewissenspein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈvɪsn̩sˌpaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gewissenspein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gewissenspein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈvɪsn̩sˌpaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr schlechtes Gewissen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Gewissenspein in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Gewissenspein, spelled G-E-W-I-S-S-E-N-S-P-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1sehr schlechtes Gewissen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Gewissenspein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bald schon sollte Thomas von der Gewissenspein befreit werden, für die Franzosen gegen die Deutschen gearbeitet zu haben.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.