Geschäft
German, noun/ɡəˈʃɛft/
Geschäft is spelled G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T (8 letters) and appears 49 times per million words in written German, the 1,735th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Geschäft is a German neuter noun meaning “shop, store (establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “gewinnorientierte Unternehmung; kaufmännische Transaktion; Austausch von Gütern und Dienstleistungen”.
What does Geschäft mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutershop, store (establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well)
- 2
neuterbusiness
- 3
neuterbusiness activity
- 4
neutertransaction
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. gewinnorientierte Unternehmung; kaufmännische Transaktion; Austausch von Gütern und Dienstleistungen 2. Gesamtmenge der Transaktionen im Handel 3. Gewinn oder Ertrag aus einer Transaktion 4. kaufmännische (meist private) Gesellschaft; gewerbliches Unternehmen
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 Geschäft
- Geschäftes genitive
- Geschäfts genitive
- Geschäfte plural
- Geschäftchen diminutive neuter
- Geschäftlein diminutive neuter
- Geschäften dative definite plural
- Geschäfft alternative obsolete
- Geschäfterl diminutive
- Geschäftl diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Geschäft?
- /ɡəˈʃɛft/
- [ɡəˈʃɛːft]
- Germany [ɡəˈʃeːft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Geschäft
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Geschäft in German?
Geschäft appears 49 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).