Gottesurteil
German, noun[ˈɡɔtəsˌʔʊʁtaɪ̯l]
Gottesurteil is spelled G-O-T-T-E-S-U-R-T-E-I-L (12 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 154,802nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gottesurteil is a German neuter noun meaning “ordeal (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein mittelalterliches Beweismittel wie ein Zweikampf oder ein Losentscheid vor Gericht, wenn andere…”.
What does Gottesurteil mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterordeal (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein mittelalterliches Beweismittel wie ein Zweikampf oder ein Losentscheid vor Gericht, wenn andere Beweismittel nicht vorhanden waren
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 Gottesurteil
- Gottesurteils genitive
- Gottesurteile plural
- Gottesurteilen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gottesurteil?
- [ˈɡɔtəsˌʔʊʁtaɪ̯l]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gottesurteil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gottesurteil in German?
Gottesurteil appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).