Gasse
German, noun[ˈɡasə]
Gasse is spelled G-A-S-S-E (5 letters) and appears 5.1 times per million words in written German, the 12,050th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gasse is a German feminine noun meaning “alley, lane, ginnel, twitchel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “enge Straße, schmaler Weg zwischen Zäunen oder Mauern”.
What does Gasse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealley, lane, ginnel, twitchel
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. enge Straße, schmaler Weg zwischen Zäunen oder Mauern 2. (Quer-)Straße 3. Aufstellung beim Einwurf, bei dem mehrere Mitglieder der Mannschaften jeweils eine Reihe bilden und versuchen, den Ball zu fangen
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 Gasse
- Gassen plural
- Gässchen diminutive neuter
- Gässlein diminutive neuter
- Gässli diminutive neuter
- Gasserl diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gasse?
- [ˈɡasə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gasse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gasse in German?
Gasse appears 5.1 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).