Geschenk
German, noun/ɡəˈʃɛŋk/
Geschenk is spelled G-E-S-C-H-E-N-K (8 letters) and appears 35 times per million words in written German, the 2,344th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Geschenk is a German neuter noun meaning “present, gift” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Übertragung des Eigentums an einer Sache ohne Erwartung einer Gegenleistung”.
What does Geschenk mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterpresent, gift
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Übertragung des Eigentums an einer Sache ohne Erwartung einer Gegenleistung 2. die in Form eines Geschenkes^([1]) überlassene Sache (oft liebevoll verpackt)
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 Geschenk
- Geschenkes genitive
- Geschenks genitive
- Geschenke plural
- Geschenken dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Geschenk?
- /ɡəˈʃɛŋk/
- [ɡəˈʃɛŋk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Geschenk
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Geschenk in German?
Geschenk appears 35 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).