Gesang
German, noun/ɡəˈzaŋ/
Gesang is spelled G-E-S-A-N-G (6 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written German, the 4,608th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gesang is a German masculine noun meaning “singing, vocals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gebrauch der Stimme zur Klang- und Melodieerzeugung durch Menschen oder bestimmte Tiere”.
What does Gesang mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesinging, vocals
- 2
masculinesection of an epic poem; canto
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gebrauch der Stimme zur Klang- und Melodieerzeugung durch Menschen oder bestimmte Tiere 2. vertonte Dichtung, Lied 3. Kapitel/Abschnitt eines Dichtwerks
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 Gesang
- Gesanges genitive
- Gesangs genitive
- Gesänge plural
- Gesange dative singular
- Gesängen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gesang?
- /ɡəˈzaŋ/
- [ɡəˈzaŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gesang
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gesang in German?
Gesang appears 17 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).