Gämse
German, noun/ˈɡɛmzə/
Gämse is spelled G-Ä-M-S-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written German, the 241,486th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gämse is a German feminine noun meaning “chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “horntragendes Tier der höheren Gebirge Europas und Kleinasiens”.
What does Gämse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininechamois (Rupicapra rupicapra)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. horntragendes Tier der höheren Gebirge Europas und Kleinasiens
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 Gämse
- Gämsen plural
- Gams alternative
- Gemse alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gämse?
- /ˈɡɛmzə/
- [ˈɡɛmzə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gämse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gämse in German?
Gämse appears about once in every 18 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).