Schöngeist
[ˈʃøːnˌɡaɪ̯st]
The verdict
“Schöngeist” 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) - Person, die sich vornehmlich mit den "schönen" Künsten befasst
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Index DE-schongeist · Schöngeist · German
Schöngeist · 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 "S" 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 | Schöngeist |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃøːnˌɡaɪ̯st] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schöngeist“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schöngeist is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃøːnˌɡaɪ̯st]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die sich vornehmlich mit den "schönen" Künsten befasst".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Schöngeist in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schöngeist, spelled S-C-H-Ö-N-G-E-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1Person, die sich vornehmlich mit den "schönen" Künsten befasst
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schöngeist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Da mein Vater sah, daß die Madrider Schöngeister im Nu den größten Glasballon leerten, den er in der ganzen Stadt hatte finden können, ließ er aus Barcelona eine große Korbflasche kommen, von der Art, wie sie - gefüllt mit Wein - von den Matrosen des Mittelmeeres auf den Schiffen mitgeführt werden.“
„Cosenza ist eine Stadt, in der ein Mann von Welt gut leben kann, denn es gibt dort reiche Adlige, hübsche Frauen und Schöngeister.“
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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.