Gewissensprüfung
German, noun/ɡəˈvɪsənsˌpʁyːfʊŋ/
Gewissensprüfung is spelled G-E-W-I-S-S-E-N-S-P-R-Ü-F-U-N-G (16 letters) and appears about once in every 36 million words in written German, the 357,274th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gewissensprüfung is a German feminine noun meaning “examination of conscience” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Gewissensprüfung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineexamination of conscience
- 2
feminineinspection of conscience
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Gewissensprüfung
- Gewissensprüfungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gewissensprüfung?
- /ɡəˈvɪsənsˌpʁyːfʊŋ/
- [ɡəˈvɪsn̩sˌpʁyːfʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gewissensprüfung in German?
Gewissensprüfung appears about once in every 36 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).