Gedanke
German, noun/ɡəˈdaŋkə/
Gedanke is spelled G-E-D-A-N-K-E (7 letters) and appears 26 times per million words in written German, the 3,188th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gedanke is a German masculine noun meaning “a thought [with an (+ accusative) ‘[of/about] (something)’]” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vorgang des Denkens”.
What does Gedanke mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea thought [with an (+ accusative) ‘[of/about] (something)’]
- 2
masculineidea, plan
- 3
masculineconcept
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vorgang des Denkens 2. eine Erkenntnis
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 Gedanke
- Gedankens genitive
- Gedanken common genitive nonstandard
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gedanke?
- /ɡəˈdaŋkə/
- [ɡəˈdaŋkə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gedanke
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gedanke in German?
Gedanke appears 26 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).