Gelsenkirchener
German, noun[ˌɡɛlzn̩ˈkɪʁçənɐ]
Gelsenkirchener is spelled G-E-L-S-E-N-K-I-R-C-H-E-N-E-R (15 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 47,290th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gelsenkirchener is a German masculine noun meaning “a native or inhabitant of Gelsenkirchen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bewohner von Gelsenkirchen, jemand, der aus Gelsenkirchen stammt”.
What does Gelsenkirchener mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea native or inhabitant of Gelsenkirchen
adjective
- 1
of Gelsenkirchen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. sich auf Gelsenkirchen beziehend, in der Art und Weise von Gelsenkirchen, aus Gelsenkirchen kommend, stammend, Gelsenkirchen betreffend, zu Gelsenkirchen gehörend
noun: 1. Bewohner von Gelsenkirchen, jemand, der aus Gelsenkirchen stammt
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 Gelsenkirchener
- Gelsenkircheners genitive
- Gelsenkirchenerin feminine
- Gelsenkirchenern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gelsenkirchener?
- [ˌɡɛlzn̩ˈkɪʁçənɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gelsenkirchener in German?
Gelsenkirchener 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).