Geheimgang
German, noun/ɡəˈhaɪ̯mˌɡaŋ/
Geheimgang is spelled G-E-H-E-I-M-G-A-N-G (10 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 138,538th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Geheimgang is a German masculine noun meaning “secret passage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(meist unterirdischer) Gang, dessen Existenz vor der Öffentlichkeit verborgen bleiben soll”.
What does Geheimgang mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesecret passage
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (meist unterirdischer) Gang, dessen Existenz vor der Öffentlichkeit verborgen bleiben soll
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 Geheimgang
- Geheimganges genitive
- Geheimgangs genitive
- Geheimgänge plural
- Geheimgange dative singular
- Geheimgängen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Geheimgang?
- /ɡəˈhaɪ̯mˌɡaŋ/
- [ɡəˈhaɪ̯mˌɡaŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Geheimgang in German?
Geheimgang appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).