Gehänge
German, noun/ɡəˈhɛŋə/
Gehänge is spelled G-E-H-Ä-N-G-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 115,169th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gehänge is a German neuter noun meaning “slope of a mountain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas das hängt”.
What does Gehänge mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterslope of a mountain
- 2
neuteranything that hangs down (chiefly ad-hoc use, somewhat common with jewelry, decorations)
- 3
neuterdangly bits (a man’s penis and scrotum)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. etwas das hängt 2. Vorrichtung, an der ein Degen getragen wird 3. herabhängende Schmuckstücke 4. männliche primäre Geschlechtsorgane
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 Gehänge
- Gehänges genitive
- Gehängen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gehänge?
- /ɡəˈhɛŋə/
- [ɡəˈhɛŋə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gehänge
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gehänge in German?
Gehänge appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).