Polyglot Dictionary

Bauchgefühl

/ˈbaʊ̯xɡəˌfyːl/

das noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. gut feeling, instinct

    • Mein Bauchgefühl sagt mir, dass das eine gute Idee ist.

      My gut feeling tells me this is a good idea.

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Bauch belly, stomach
  • Gefühl feeling

Similar words

Intuition

Near-total synonyms. Bauchgefühl is the everyday, physically-rooted word — the feeling in your stomach. Intuition (loanword) is the more abstract, formal term for the same instinct.

Practice

1 What does Bauchgefühl mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mein ___ sagt mir, dass das eine gute Idee ist.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bauchgefühl?

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