Geplänkel
German, noun/ɡəˈplɛŋkl̩/
Geplänkel is spelled G-E-P-L-Ä-N-K-E-L (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 61,377th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Geplänkel is a German neuter noun meaning “skirmish; brouhaha” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleines Gefecht neben, vor oder nach den Hauptkampfhandlungen”.
What does Geplänkel mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedneuterskirmish; brouhaha
- 2
neuterbanter; repartee; jocundity
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleines Gefecht neben, vor oder nach den Hauptkampfhandlungen 2. kleines Wortgefecht, Streit
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 Geplänkel
- Geplänkels genitive
- Geplänkeln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Geplänkel?
- /ɡəˈplɛŋkl̩/
- [ɡəˈplɛŋkl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Geplänkel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Geplänkel in German?
Geplänkel appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).