how to pronounce geist

/ɡaɪ̯st/

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the above transcription of geist is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

geist is pronounced in one syllable

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ɡaɪst

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An example use of geist in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… dazu und dann als geist immer es wieder …”

meanings of geist

noun:

  1. Ghost; spook.
  2. Essence.
  3. The Holy Spirit; Holy Ghost.
  4. Wit.
  5. Spirit.
  6. Mind.
  7. An alcoholic drink; a spirit.
  8. Spook.

geist frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR

the word geist occurs in german on average 59.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

words with pronunciation similar to geist

gleisbastwanstgreisaxtgunstfeindfastastscheit

words that rhyme with geist

schöngeistfreigeistkleingeist

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