Gassenhauer
German, noun/ˈɡasn̩ˌhaʊ̯ɐ/
Gassenhauer is spelled G-A-S-S-E-N-H-A-U-E-R (11 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 91,399th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gassenhauer is a German masculine noun meaning “popular tune, ditty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Lied, das auf allen Gassen gesungen wird”.
What does Gassenhauer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineobsoletesomeone who walks (about) on alleys
- 2
masculineobsoletea song sung on alleys
- 3
colloquialdatedderogatorymasculinepopular tune, ditty
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Lied, das auf allen Gassen gesungen wird
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 Gassenhauer
- Gassenhauers genitive
- Gassenhauern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gassenhauer?
- /ˈɡasn̩ˌhaʊ̯ɐ/
- [ˈɡasn̩ˌhaʊ̯ɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gassenhauer in German?
Gassenhauer appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).