Gewissheit

/ɡəˈvɪshaɪ̯t/

die noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Gewissheiten

Meaning

  1. certainty

    • Ich möchte Gewissheit haben.

      I want to have certainty.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

certeza

certeza is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "certainty."

Portuguese

certeza

certeza is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "certainty."

Practice

1 What does Gewissheit mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich möchte ___ haben.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gewissheit?

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