Gegenbesuch
German, noun/ˈɡeːɡn̩bəˌzuːx/
Gegenbesuch is spelled G-E-G-E-N-B-E-S-U-C-H (11 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 94,067th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gegenbesuch is a German masculine noun meaning “return visit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Aufsuchen des Heims oder des Dienstorts einer Person/Institution, die zuvor selbst zu Gast war”.
What does Gegenbesuch mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinereturn visit
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Aufsuchen des Heims oder des Dienstorts einer Person/Institution, die zuvor selbst zu Gast war
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 Gegenbesuch
- Gegenbesuches genitive
- Gegenbesuchs genitive
- Gegenbesuche plural
- Gegenbesuchen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gegenbesuch?
- /ˈɡeːɡn̩bəˌzuːx/
- [ˈɡeːɡn̩bəˌzuːx]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gegenbesuch in German?
Gegenbesuch appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).