Degen
German, noun/ˈdeːɡən/
Degen is spelled D-E-G-E-N (5 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written German, the 19,537th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Degen is a German masculine noun meaning “rapier, smallsword” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Handwaffe mit Griff und langer Klinge zum Schlagen oder Stoßen”.
What does Degen mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerapier, smallsword
- 2
masculineépée
- 3
masculineobsoletedagger
noun
- 1
archaicmasculinehero, warrior, soldier
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Handwaffe mit Griff und langer Klinge zum Schlagen oder Stoßen 2. eine der Fechtwaffen, Stoßwaffe
noun: 1. Bezeichnung für einen Krieger
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Degen
- Degens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Degen?
- /ˈdeːɡən/
- [ˈdeː.ɡŋ̍]
- [-ɡən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Degen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Degen in German?
Degen appears 2.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).