Gestalt
German, noun/ɡəˈʃtalt/
Gestalt is spelled G-E-S-T-A-L-T (7 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written German, the 5,161st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gestalt is a German feminine noun meaning “shape, form, figure, outline” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die äußere Form, der Umriss, das Schema”.
What does Gestalt mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineshape, form, figure, outline
Das neue Gebäude nimmt langsam Gestalt an.
- 2
feminineshape, build of a person, silhouette, profile
Er war von zierlicher Gestalt.
- 3
femininefigure, character, person
Der Bahnhofsvorplatz war von finsteren Gestalten bevölkert.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die äußere Form, der Umriss, das Schema 2. eine unbekannte, nicht oder nur der Form, dem Umriss nach, schemenhaft zu erkennende Person 3. herausragende Persönlichkeit, dichterische oder filmische Figur, Fantasiegeschöpf, verwandeltes Lebewesen 4. äußerliche Beschaffenheit, der Habitus, die Figur eines Menschen
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 Gestalt
- Gestalten plural
- Gest. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gestalt?
- /ɡəˈʃtalt/
- /ɡ̥eˈʃtalt/
- [ɡəˈʃtalt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gestalt
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gestalt in German?
Gestalt appears 14 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).