Gesundheit
German, noun/ɡəˈzʊnthaɪ̯t/
Gesundheit is spelled G-E-S-U-N-D-H-E-I-T (10 letters) and appears 48 times per million words in written German, the 1,771st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gesundheit is a German feminine noun meaning “health (state of being in good physical condition and free from illness)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “als geistig ausgeglichen und emotional harmonisch empfundener, in körperlicher und vor allem praktischer…”.
What does Gesundheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehealth (state of being in good physical condition and free from illness)
- 2
femininehealth; soundness; strength; stability (state of being in good condition)
interjection
- 1
bless you; gesundheit (response to someone’s sneezing)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. als geistig ausgeglichen und emotional harmonisch empfundener, in körperlicher und vor allem praktischer Hinsicht als ausreichend kraftvoll erlebter Allgemeinzustand voller Arbeits- oder Leistungsfähigkeit und damit uneingeschränkter Handlungsfähigkeit
interjection: 1. Ausruf für Gesundheit nach dem Niesen
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 Gesundheit
- Gesundheit! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gesundheit?
- /ɡəˈzʊnthaɪ̯t/
- [ɡəˈzʊnt.haɪ̯t]
- [ɡəˈzʊn.taɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gesundheit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gesundheit in German?
Gesundheit appears 48 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).