Geck
German, noun/ɡɛk/
Geck is spelled G-E-C-K (4 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 72,255th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Geck is a German masculine noun meaning “dandy, fop, poser (vain, narcissistic man)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein eitel herausgeputzter und eingebildeter Mann”.
What does Geck mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedderogatorymasculinedandy, fop, poser (vain, narcissistic man)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein eitel herausgeputzter und eingebildeter Mann
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 Geck
- Gecken genitive
- Gecks genitive nonstandard uncommon
- Gecke nonstandard plural uncommon
- Geckchen diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Geck?
- /ɡɛk/
- [ɡɛkʰ]
- [ɡɛk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Geck
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Geck in German?
Geck appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).