Gehabe
German, noun/ɡəˈhaːbə/
Gehabe is spelled G-E-H-A-B-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 50,363rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gehabe is a German neuter noun meaning “affectation, posturing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “meist negativ: (affektiertes) Verhalten”.
What does Gehabe mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteraffectation, posturing
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. meist negativ: (affektiertes) Verhalten
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 Gehabe
- Gehabes genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gehabe?
- /ɡəˈhaːbə/
- [ɡəˈhaːbə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gehabe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gehabe in German?
Gehabe appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).