Geige
German, noun/ˈɡaɪ̯ɡə/
Geige is spelled G-E-I-G-E (5 letters) and appears 3.6 times per million words in written German, the 15,594th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Geige is a German feminine noun meaning “violin, fiddle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Violine, aus der Viola da braccio hervorgegangenes Streichinstrument mit flachem Korpus und vier Saiten…”.
What does Geige mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineviolin, fiddle
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Violine, aus der Viola da braccio hervorgegangenes Streichinstrument mit flachem Korpus und vier Saiten, welche in G-D-A-E gestimmt sind
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 Geige
- Geigen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Geige?
- /ˈɡaɪ̯ɡə/
- [ˈɡaɪ̯ɡə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Geige
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Geige in German?
Geige appears 3.6 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).