Gelände
German, noun/ɡəˈlɛndə/
Gelände is spelled G-E-L-Ä-N-D-E (7 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written German, the 2,718th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gelände is a German neuter noun meaning “area, terrain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “irgendein Teil der Landschaft”.
What does Gelände mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterarea, terrain
- 2
neuterproperty, campus, grounds
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. irgendein Teil der Landschaft 2. ein Teil der Erdoberfläche, eine Gegend der Welt 3. abgegrenztes, gegebenenfalls eingezäuntes Gebiet, das einem bestimmten Zweck dient, zum Beispiel als Grundstück für militärische Übungen
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 Gelände
- Geländes genitive
- Geländen dative definite plural
- Gld. abbreviation
- Glde. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gelände?
- /ɡəˈlɛndə/
- [ɡəˈlɛndə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gelände
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gelände in German?
Gelände appears 30 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).