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Gelübde

German, noun/ɡəˈlʏb.də/

Gelübde is spelled G-E-L-Ü-B-D-E (7 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written German, the 28,120th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gelübde is a German neuter noun meaning “oath; vow (solemn promise to act in a specified manner)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Versprechen, meist gegenüber Gott”.

What does Gelübde mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    neuteroath; vow (solemn promise to act in a specified manner)

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Versprechen, meist gegenüber Gott

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 Gelübde

  • Gelübdes genitive
  • Gelübden dative definite plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Gelübde?

  • /ɡəˈlʏb.də/
  • /ɡəˈlʏp.tə/
  • [ɡəˈlʏp.tə]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Gelübde

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Gelübde in German?

Gelübde appears 1.6 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).

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