gaukeln
German, verb/ˈɡaʊ̯kl̩n/
gaukeln is spelled G-A-U-K-E-L-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 156,943rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gaukeln is a German verb meaning “to perform magic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “unstetig, schwankend fliegen”.
What does gaukeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
datedto perform magic
- 2
to flutter; to sway
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. unstetig, schwankend fliegen 2. etwas vorspiegeln, vortäuschen 3. Zauberkunststücke vorführen, Taschenspielerkunst treiben
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 gaukeln
- gaukelt present singular third-person
- gaukelte past
- gegaukelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- sein auxiliary
- haben or sein auxiliary
- gaukelnd participle present
- gaukle first-person indicative present
- gaukele first-person indicative present
- gaukel first-person indicative present
- gaukelst indicative present second-person
- gaukelest second-person singular subjunctive
- gauklest second-person singular subjunctive
- gaukelet plural second-person subjunctive
- gauklet plural second-person subjunctive
- gaukelten first-person indicative plural
- gaukeltest indicative preterite second-person
- gaukeltet indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gaukeln?
- /ˈɡaʊ̯kl̩n/
- [ˈɡaʊ̯kl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gaukeln
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gaukeln in German?
gaukeln appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).