Schuldgefühl

[ˈʃʊltɡəˌfyːl]

/[ˈʃʊltɡəˌfyːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schuldgefühl” is uncommon German (frequency #83,272 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,272
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - persönlicher Eindruck, durch falsches Verhalten etwas Negatives bewirkt oder nicht verhindert zu haben

Key facts for Schuldgefühl
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchuldgefühl
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʊltɡəˌfyːl]
Letters12
Frequency rank#83,272
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schuldgefühl” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Schuldgefühl lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schuldgefühl is uncommon German at frequency #83,272 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʊltɡəˌfyːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "persönlicher Eindruck, durch falsches Verhalten etwas Negatives bewirkt oder nicht verhindert zu haben".

Schuldgefühl doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schuldgefühl, spelled S-C-H-U-L-D-G-E-F-Ü-H-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    persönlicher Eindruck, durch falsches Verhalten etwas Negatives bewirkt oder nicht verhindert zu haben

Synonyms

GewissensbisseGewissenspeinGewissensqualGewissenswurmReueReuegefühlSchuldbewusstseinZerknirschtheitZerknirschung

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schuldgefühl"?
"Schuldgefühl" is spelled S-C-H-U-L-D-G-E-F-Ü-H-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʊltɡəˌfyːl].
What does "Schuldgefühl" mean?
As a noun, "Schuldgefühl" means: persönlicher Eindruck, durch falsches Verhalten etwas Negatives bewirkt oder nicht verhindert zu haben
How do you pronounce "Schuldgefühl"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schuldgefühl" is [ˈʃʊltɡəˌfyːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schuldgefühl" come from?
"Schuldgefühl" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Schuldgefühl”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-U-L-D-G-E-F-Ü-H-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃʊltɡəˌfyːl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list