Korpsgeist
[ˈkoːɐ̯ɡaɪ̯st]
The verdict
“Korpsgeist” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gemeinschaftssinn innerhalb eines bestimmten Personenkreises
Corpus desk
Index DE-korpsgeist · Korpsgeist · German
Korpsgeist · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | Korpsgeist |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkoːɐ̯ɡaɪ̯st] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Korpsgeist“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Korpsgeist is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkoːɐ̯ɡaɪ̯st]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Korpsgeist in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Korpsgeist, spelled K-O-R-P-S-G-E-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1Gemeinschaftssinn innerhalb eines bestimmten Personenkreises
- 2hochmütiges Gehabe innerhalb einer elitären Personengruppe gegenüber einer ihres Erachtens niedriger gestellten Personengruppe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Korpsgeist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Eurokraten haben über Jahrzehnte echten Korpsgeist entwickelt.“
„Insgesamt gesehen gibt es daher in der Armee einen Korpsgeist, der die üblichen Grenzen von biraderi-Zugehörigkeit durchbricht.“
Synonyms
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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.