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Gestell

German, noun/ɡəˈʃtɛl/

Gestell is spelled G-E-S-T-E-L-L (7 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written German, the 30,497th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gestell is a German neuter noun meaning “frame, chassis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Einrichtungsgegenstand, meist aus Brettern und Trägern (Leisten, Latten), der als Ablage dient”.

What does Gestell mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    neuterframe, chassis

  2. 2

    neuterrack, stand

  3. 3

    neutertrestle

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Einrichtungsgegenstand, meist aus Brettern und Trägern (Leisten, Latten), der als Ablage dient 2. Vorrichtung, die als Gründungs-, Befestigungs- beziehungsweise Trägerkonstruktion einer Maschine, eines Geräts, eines Fahrzeugs, eines Apparats oder Ähnlichem dient 3. Brillengestell 4. menschlicher Körper, der lang und dünn/dürr ist

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 Gestell

  • Gestelles genitive
  • Gestells genitive
  • Gestelle plural
  • Gestellen dative definite plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Gestell?

  • /ɡəˈʃtɛl/
  • [ɡəˈʃtɛl]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Gestell

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Gestell in German?

Gestell appears 1.4 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).

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