Gallen
German, noun[ˈɡalən]
Gallen is spelled G-A-L-L-E-N (6 letters) and appears 6.6 times per million words in written German, the 9,876th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gallen is a German feminine noun meaning “plural of Galle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Gallen mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineplural of Galle
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. aus einem Fisch die Galle herausnehmen 2. Wasser lassen, Urin ausscheiden
verb: 1. bitter sein oder werden, zornig/verbittert werden
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 Gallen
- galle present
- gallst present
- gallt present
- gallte past
- gall! imperative singular
- galle! imperative singular
- gallt! imperative plural
- gegallt participle-2 perfect
- haben auxiliary perfect
- gegallt haben active infinitive perfect
- gegallt werden processual-passive infinitive present
- gegallt worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
- gegallt sein statal-passive infinitive present
- gegallt gewesen sein statal-passive infinitive perfect
- zu gallen active extended infinitive
- gegallt zu haben active extended infinitive
- gegallt zu werden processual-passive extended infinitive
- gegallt worden zu sein processual-passive extended infinitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gallen?
- [ˈɡalən]
- [ˈɡɛlən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gallen in German?
Gallen appears 6.6 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).