Galgen
German, noun/ˈɡalɡən/
Galgen is spelled G-A-L-G-E-N (6 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written German, the 25,497th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Galgen is a German masculine noun meaning “gallows” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vorrichtung zum Vollzug der Todesstrafe durch Erhängen”.
What does Galgen mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegallows
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vorrichtung zum Vollzug der Todesstrafe durch Erhängen 2. Vorrichtung, um etwas aufzuhängen, mit ähnlicher Form wie ein Galgen^([1])
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 Galgen
- Galgens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Galgen?
- /ˈɡalɡən/
- [ˈɡal.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 Galgen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Galgen in German?
Galgen appears 1.9 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).