Galgenstrick
German, noun/ˈɡalɡn̩ˌʃtʁɪk/
Galgenstrick is spelled G-A-L-G-E-N-S-T-R-I-C-K (12 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written German, the 257,657th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Galgenstrick is a German masculine noun meaning “gallows rope; noose” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Strick, an dem Delinquenten erhängt werden”.
What does Galgenstrick mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegallows rope; noose
- 2
datedmasculinerogue
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Strick, an dem Delinquenten erhängt werden 2. krimineller Mensch
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 Galgenstrick
- Galgenstrickes genitive
- Galgenstricks genitive
- Galgenstricke plural
- Galgenstricken dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Galgenstrick?
- /ˈɡalɡn̩ˌʃtʁɪk/
- [ˈɡalɡn̩ˌʃtʁɪk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Galgenstrick in German?
Galgenstrick appears about once in every 20 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).