Gottesurteil
[ˈɡɔtəsˌʔʊʁtaɪ̯l]
The verdict
“Gottesurteil” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein mittelalterliches Beweismittel wie ein Zweikampf oder ein Losentscheid vor Gericht, wenn andere Beweismittel nicht vorhanden waren
Corpus desk
Index DE-gottesurteil · Gottesurteil · German
Gottesurteil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | Gottesurteil |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡɔtəsˌʔʊʁtaɪ̯l] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gottesurteil“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gottesurteil is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡɔtəsˌʔʊʁtaɪ̯l]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein mittelalterliches Beweismittel wie ein Zweikampf oder ein Losentscheid vor Gericht, wenn andere Beweismittel nicht vorhanden waren".
Zero misspellings are on record for Gottesurteil in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Gottesurteil, spelled G-O-T-T-E-S-U-R-T-E-I-L.
Definition
- 1ein mittelalterliches Beweismittel wie ein Zweikampf oder ein Losentscheid vor Gericht, wenn andere Beweismittel nicht vorhanden waren
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Gottesurteil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Mittelalter konnten Zweikämpfe oder Losentscheidungen als Gottesurteil vor Gericht herangezogen werden.
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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.