gedeihen
German, verb/ɡəˈdaɪən/
gedeihen is spelled G-E-D-E-I-H-E-N (8 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written German, the 19,862nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gedeihen is a German verb meaning “to thrive; to flourish; to prosper” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich im Wachstum gut entwickeln; gut wachsen”.
What does gedeihen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to thrive; to flourish; to prosper
Fliegen gedeihen auf verdorbenem Essen.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. sich im Wachstum gut entwickeln; gut wachsen 2. in einem Entwicklungsprozess Fortschritte machen; vorankommen, voranschreiten
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 gedeihen
- gedeiht present singular third-person
- gedieh past
- gediehen participle past
- sein auxiliary
- 1 strong
- gedeihend participle present
- gedeihe first-person indicative present
- gedeihst indicative present second-person
- gedeihest second-person singular subjunctive
- gedeihet plural second-person subjunctive
- gediehe first-person formal rare
- gediehst indicative preterite second-person
- gedieht indicative plural preterite
- gediehest formal rare second-person
- gediehet formal plural rare
- gedeih imperative second-person singular
- gedeihe! imperative singular
- gedeih! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gedeihen?
- /ɡəˈdaɪən/
- [ɡəˈdaɪən]
- [ɡəˈdaɪn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gedeihen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gedeihen in German?
gedeihen appears 2.6 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).