Gedankengang
German, noun/ɡəˈdaŋkn̩ˌɡaŋ/
Gedankengang is a German masculine noun meaning “reasoning; train of thought” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Abfolge der Gedanken”.
What does Gedankengang mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinereasoning; train of thought
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Abfolge der Gedanken
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 Gedankengang
- Gedankenganges genitive
- Gedankengangs genitive
- Gedankengänge plural
- Gedankengange dative singular
- Gedankengängen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gedankengang?
- /ɡəˈdaŋkn̩ˌɡaŋ/
- [ɡəˈdaŋkn̩ˌɡaŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gedankengang in German?
Gedankengang appears 1.5 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).