gang und gäbe
German, adverb/ˌɡaŋ ʊnt ˈɡɛːbə/
gang und gäbe is a German adverb meaning “commonplace, usual” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does gang und gäbe mean in English?
adverb
- 1
commonplace, usual
das ist so gang und gäbe
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. allgemein üblich und verbreitet
phrase: 1. landschaftlich: allgemein üblich und verbreitet
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 gang und gäbe
- gäng und gäbe alternative obsolete
- gang und gäbe variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gang und gäbe?
- /ˌɡaŋ ʊnt ˈɡɛːbə/
- /-ˈɡeːbə/
- [ˌɡaŋ ʊnt ˈɡɛːbə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gang und gäbe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.