eng
German, adjective/ɛŋ/
eng is spelled E-N-G (3 letters) and appears 37 times per million words in written German, the 2,246th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eng is a German adjective meaning “narrow, tight” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “schmal, nahe anliegend; von relativ geringer Ausdehnung”.
What does eng mean in English?
adjective
- 1
narrow, tight
enge Hosen
- 2
close
enge Freunde
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. schmal, nahe anliegend; von relativ geringer Ausdehnung 2. sehr dicht beieinander 3. ein intimes Verhältnis besitzend 4. keinen Spielraum habend, in Schwierigkeiten steckend
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 eng
- enger masculine nominative singular
- am engsten superlative
- enge feminine nominative singular
- enges neuter nominative singular
- engen genitive masculine singular
- engem dative masculine singular
- der enge definite includes-article masculine
- die enge definite feminine includes-article
- das enge definite includes-article neuter
- die engen definite includes-article nominative
- des engen definite genitive includes-article
- der engen definite feminine genitive
- dem engen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce eng?
- /ɛŋ/
- [ɛŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to eng
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is eng in German?
eng appears 37 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).