gelten
German, verb/ˈɡɛltn̩/
gelten is spelled G-E-L-T-E-N (6 letters) and appears 63 times per million words in written German, the 1,357th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gelten is a German verb meaning “to be valid; to count; to hold true” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “gültig, verbindlich sein”.
What does gelten mean in English?
verb
- 1
to be valid; to count; to hold true
- 2
to be effective; to be in force
- 3
to be worth
- 4
to be about, to concern
- 5
to be regarded, to pass
- 6
to be necessary
- 7
to pass; to go; (Often translated with lassen as a unit into allow, endure, permit, accept, etc.)
Das will ich ausnahmsweise mal gelten lassen.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. gültig, verbindlich sein 2. wert sein, einen bestimmten Wert haben 3. einen bestimmten Ruf haben, angesehen werden als 4. für jemanden/ etwas bestimmt sein, auf jemanden/ etwas gerichtet sein
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 gelten
- gilt present singular third-person
- galt past
- gegolten participle past
- gälte past subjunctive
- gölte past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- 3 strong
- geltend participle present
- gelte first-person indicative present
- giltst indicative present second-person
- geltet indicative plural present
- geltest second-person singular subjunctive
- galten first-person indicative plural
- gälten first-person formal plural
- gölten first-person formal plural
- galtest indicative preterite second-person
- galtst indicative preterite second-person
- galtet indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gelten?
- /ˈɡɛltn̩/
- /ˈɡɛltən/
- [ˈɡɛltn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gelten
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gelten in German?
gelten appears 63 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).