Galle
German, noun/ˈɡalə/
Galle is spelled G-A-L-L-E (5 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written German, the 31,493rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Galle is a German feminine noun meaning “bile, gall” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kurzform für die Gallenblase”.
What does Galle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebile, gall
- 2
colloquialfemininegallbladder
noun
- 1
feminineabnormal swelling
- 2
femininegall (like that caused by the gall wasp)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kurzform für die Gallenblase 2. eine von der Leber gebildete und in der Gallenblase gespeicherte Flüssigkeit, die der Fettverdauung dient
noun: 1. Gewebewucherungen an Pflanzenteilen, die oft durch Parasiten hervorgerufen werden 2. Umfangsvermehrung synovialer Strukturen beim Pferd (Gelenke, Sehnenscheiden, Schleimbeutel), die durch eine entzündliche Vermehrung der Synovia hervorgerufen wird. 3. Geschwulst am Fuß eines Säugetiers, vorwiegend eines Pferdes bei Entzündung der Hufsohlenlederhaut
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 Galle
- Gallen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Galle?
- /ˈɡalə/
- [ˈɡalə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Galle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Galle in German?
Galle appears 1.4 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).