smysl
[ˈsmɪsl̩]
The verdict
“smysl” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gedanklicher Inhalt, Hintergrund oder Bedeutung; Sinn
Corpus desk
Index DE-smysl · smysl · German
smysl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | smysl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsmɪsl̩] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „smysl“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
smysl is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsmɪsl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for smysl, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is smysl, spelled S-M-Y-S-L.
Definition
- 1gedanklicher Inhalt, Hintergrund oder Bedeutung; Sinn
- 2Endziel, Grund für eine Existenz; Sinn, Zweck
- 3Verständnis oder Gefühl für etwas; Sinn, Gefühl
- 4Fähigkeit oder Organ, mit welchem ein Organismus seine Umgebung wahrnimmt; Sinn
- 5Drehrichtung, im oder gegen den Uhrzeigersinn; Drehsinn
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how smysl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Smyslem jeho obchodních aktivit je vybudovat si stálou klientelu.
Hledala odpověď na otázku po smyslu života.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.