Gefahrgut
German, noun[ɡəˈfaːɐ̯ˌɡuːt]
Gefahrgut is spelled G-E-F-A-H-R-G-U-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 68,093rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gefahrgut is a German neuter noun meaning “hazardous material, dangerous goods” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Ware, von der ein erhöhtes Sicherheitsrisiko/eine Gefahr besonders beim Transport ausgeht”.
What does Gefahrgut mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterhazardous material, dangerous goods
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ware, von der ein erhöhtes Sicherheitsrisiko/eine Gefahr besonders beim Transport ausgeht
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 Gefahrgut
- Gefahrguts genitive
- Gefahrgüter plural
- Gefahrgütern dative definite plural
- Gefahrengut alternative uncommon
- Gefahrgutes genitive singular
- Gefahrgute dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gefahrgut?
- [ɡəˈfaːɐ̯ˌɡuːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gefahrgut in German?
Gefahrgut appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).