ganz
German, adjective/ɡan(t)s/
ganz is spelled G-A-N-Z (4 letters) and appears 955 times per million words in written German, the 105th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ganz is a German adjective meaning “entire, whole, complete” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nicht zerbrochen, unversehrt”.
What does ganz mean in English?
adjective
- 1
entire, whole, complete
Er hat ein ganzes Hähnchen gegessen.
- 2
informalall (with definite article or determiner)
Ich hab meine ganzen Freunde eingeladen.
- 3
colloquialwhole, intact
Ist die Tasse noch ganz?
- 4
true; real
ein ganzer Kerl
- 5
integer (of a number)
adverb
- 1
quite, rather
- 2
very
- 3
wholly, entirely, all
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. nicht zerbrochen, unversehrt 2. alles davon, nicht nur ein Teil 3. nur, gerade mal
particle: 1. völlig, geradezu 2. sehr (betont) 3. einigermaßen, relativ, recht (unbetont)
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 ganz
- ganzer masculine nominative singular
- ganze feminine nominative singular
- ganzes neuter nominative singular
- ganzen genitive masculine singular
- ganzem dative masculine singular
- der ganze definite includes-article masculine
- die ganze definite feminine includes-article
- das ganze definite includes-article neuter
- die ganzen definite includes-article nominative
- des ganzen definite genitive includes-article
- der ganzen definite feminine genitive
- dem ganzen dative definite includes-article
- den ganzen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ganz?
- /ɡan(t)s/
- [ɡant͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ganz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ganz in German?
ganz appears 955 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).