Garn
German, noun/ɡarn/
Garn is spelled G-A-R-N (4 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written German, the 30,497th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Garn is a German neuter noun meaning “yarn: a thread, typically in a ball/skein or on a spool; (often) such balls and/or spools collectively” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “gesponnener Faden”.
What does Garn mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteryarn: a thread, typically in a ball/skein or on a spool; (often) such balls and/or spools collectively
Für die Bordüre nehme ich (ein) andersfarbiges Garn.
- 2
neuternet
noun
- 1
neuterobsoleteBavarian, Swabian and Rhine Franconian form of Gaden
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. gesponnener Faden 2. Netz, das zum Fangen von Wild, Vögeln und Fischen dient
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 Garn
- Garns genitive
- Garnes genitive
- Garne plural rare
- Garnen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Garn?
- /ɡarn/
- [ɡaʁn]
- [ɡaɐ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Garn
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Garn in German?
Garn 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).