Gefecht
German, noun/ɡəˈfɛçt/
Gefecht is spelled G-E-F-E-C-H-T (7 letters) and appears 7.6 times per million words in written German, the 8,847th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gefecht is a German neuter noun meaning “combat, action, enemy contact” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kampfhandlung zwischen gegnerischen militärischen Einheiten”.
What does Gefecht mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutercombat, action, enemy contact
Die wenigsten Soldaten sind je im Gefecht gewesen.
- 2
neuterfight, encounter, a skirmish or a segment of a battle
Aus den Vororten der Stadt werden erste Gefechte gemeldet.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kampfhandlung zwischen gegnerischen militärischen Einheiten 2. Wettkampf zwischen zwei Fechtern
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 Gefecht
- Gefechts genitive
- Gefechtes genitive
- Gefechte plural
- Gefechten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gefecht?
- /ɡəˈfɛçt/
- [ɡəˈfɛçt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gefecht
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gefecht in German?
Gefecht appears 7.6 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).