Gefängniszelle
German, noun[ɡəˈfɛŋnɪsˌtsɛlə]
Gefängniszelle is spelled G-E-F-Ä-N-G-N-I-S-Z-E-L-L-E (14 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 81,387th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gefängniszelle is a German feminine noun meaning “prison cell” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einzelner Raum innerhalb eines Gefängnisses, der der Unterbringung eines oder mehrerer Gefangener dient”.
What does Gefängniszelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineprison cell
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. einzelner Raum innerhalb eines Gefängnisses, der der Unterbringung eines oder mehrerer Gefangener dient
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 Gefängniszelle
- Gefängniszellen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gefängniszelle?
- [ɡəˈfɛŋnɪsˌtsɛlə]
- [ɡəˈfɛŋnɪsˌt͡sɛlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gefängniszelle in German?
Gefängniszelle appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).