Gedöns
German, noun/ɡəˈdøːns/
Gedöns is spelled G-E-D-Ö-N-S (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 42,412th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gedöns is a German neuter noun meaning “fuss, ado, hullabaloo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “unnötiger Aufwand, übertriebenes Getue”.
What does Gedöns mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialneuterfuss, ado, hullabaloo
das ganze Gedöns
- 2
colloquialderogatoryneuterstuff, junk
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. unnötiger Aufwand, übertriebenes Getue 2. unnötige Gegenstände, Kram
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 Gedöns
- Gedönses genitive
- Gedönse dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gedöns?
- /ɡəˈdøːns/
- [ɡəˈdøːns]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gedöns
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gedöns in German?
Gedöns appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).