Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sprachgefühl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sprachge-fuhl
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The instinctive or intuitive grasp of the natural idiom of a language.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of Sprachgefühl.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Not everyone has sprachgefühl, and you don't know if you are possessed of it until you are knee-deep in the English language, trying your best to navigate the murky swamp of it."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Sprachgefühl.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

sprachgefuhl (alternative)

Questions

What does sprachgefühl mean?: The instinctive or intuitive grasp of the natural idiom of a language.
Where does sprachgefühl come from?: Unadapted borrowing from German Sprachgefühl.

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