gay
German, adjective[ɡɛɪ̯]
gay is spelled G-A-Y (3 letters) and appears 7.1 times per million words in written German, the 9,345th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gay is a German adjective meaning “gay” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sexuelle Neigungen zum eigenen Geschlecht zeigend”.
What does gay mean in English?
adjective
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Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mann mit sexueller Neigung zu Männern
adjective: 1. sexuelle Neigungen zum eigenen Geschlecht zeigend
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 gay
- gayer masculine nominative singular
- Lesbe feminine
- Dyke feminine
- Gays nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gay?
- [ɡɛɪ̯]
- [ɡeː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gay
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gay in German?
gay appears 7.1 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).