Schuldbewusstsein
[ˈʃʊltbəˌvʊstzaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Schuldbewusstsein” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - innere Einstellung/Überzeugung, man habe Schuld auf sich geladen
Corpus desk
Index DE-schuldbewusstsein · Schuldbewusstsein · German
Schuldbewusstsein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Schuldbewusstsein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃʊltbəˌvʊstzaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schuldbewusstsein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schuldbewusstsein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʊltbəˌvʊstzaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "innere Einstellung/Überzeugung, man habe Schuld auf sich geladen".
Schuldbewusstsein doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Schuldbewusstsein, spelled S-C-H-U-L-D-B-E-W-U-S-S-T-S-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1innere Einstellung/Überzeugung, man habe Schuld auf sich geladen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schuldbewusstsein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie wanderte durch die Zimmer, immer mit der gleichen Miene der Aufregung, des Staunens und des geheimen Schuldbewusstseins, nahm bald diese, bald jene Beschäftigung vor und warf sie doch gleich wieder hin.“
„Und ich, ohne Schuldbewusstsein aufgewachsen, fühlte mich plötzlich schuldig.“
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.