Gässchen
German, noun/ˈɡɛs.çən/
Gässchen is spelled G-Ä-S-S-C-H-E-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 87,510th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gässchen is a German neuter noun meaning “diminutive of Gasse; small, narrow lane” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleine, enge Gasse”.
What does Gässchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdiminutive of Gasse; small, narrow lane
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleine, enge Gasse
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 Gässchen
- Gässchens genitive
- Gäßchen alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gässchen?
- /ˈɡɛs.çən/
- [ˈɡɛsçən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gässchen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gässchen in German?
Gässchen appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).