Gaffel
German, noun/ˈɡafəl/
Gaffel is spelled G-A-F-F-E-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 98,214th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gaffel is a German feminine noun meaning “gaff (spar for a sail)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “am Mast eines Segelschiffes beweglich befestigte, schräg verlaufende Stange für das Gaffelsegel”.
What does Gaffel mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegaff (spar for a sail)
noun
- 1
femininea kind of medieval and early modern organisation in the Rhineland, especially the city of Cologne, similar to a craftsmen’s guild, but often with great political influence
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. am Mast eines Segelschiffes beweglich befestigte, schräg verlaufende Stange für das Gaffelsegel 2. große Gabel mit zwei Zinken 3. politische Vereinigung von Bürgern, unter anderem in Köln, die teils, aber nicht nur aus den Zünften stammten
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 Gaffel
- Gaffeln plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gaffel?
- /ˈɡafəl/
- [ˈɡafl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gaffel in German?
Gaffel appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).