Gegengeschenk
German, noun/ˈɡeːɡn̩ɡəˌʃɛŋk/
Gegengeschenk is spelled G-E-G-E-N-G-E-S-C-H-E-N-K (13 letters) and appears about once in every 42 million words in written German, the 386,396th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gegengeschenk is a German neuter noun meaning “reciprocal present” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gabe (Geschenk), die man gibt, weil man selbst zuvor Empfänger eines Geschenks war”.
What does Gegengeschenk mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterreciprocal present
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gabe (Geschenk), die man gibt, weil man selbst zuvor Empfänger eines Geschenks 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 Gegengeschenk
- Gegengeschenkes genitive
- Gegengeschenks genitive
- Gegengeschenke plural
- Gegengeschenken dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gegengeschenk?
- /ˈɡeːɡn̩ɡəˌʃɛŋk/
- [ˈɡeːɡn̩ɡəˌʃɛŋk]
- [ˈɡeːɡŋ̍ɡəˌʃɛŋk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gegengeschenk in German?
Gegengeschenk appears about once in every 42 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).