Gassenjunge
[ˈɡasn̩ˌjʊŋə]
The verdict
“Gassenjunge” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - junge, männliche Person, die sich auffallend viel im Freien (auf der Gasse, Straße) herumtreibt
Corpus desk
Index DE-gassenjunge · Gassenjunge · German
Gassenjunge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gassenjunge |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡasn̩ˌjʊŋə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gassenjunge“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gassenjunge is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡasn̩ˌjʊŋə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "junge, männliche Person, die sich auffallend viel im Freien (auf der Gasse, Straße) herumtreibt".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Gassenjunge, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gassenjunge, spelled G-A-S-S-E-N-J-U-N-G-E.
Definition
- 1junge, männliche Person, die sich auffallend viel im Freien (auf der Gasse, Straße) herumtreibt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gassenjunge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In Rimini gab ich dem ersten Gassenjungen, dem ich begegnete, zwei Baiocchi und ließ mich zum Hause führen, in dem Teresa wohnte.“
„Die Gassenjungen johlten hinter ihm her.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.