Getöse
German, noun/ɡəˈtøːzə/
Getöse is spelled G-E-T-Ö-S-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 42,412th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Getöse is a German neuter noun meaning “din, racket (especially if from a weather phenomenon)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “anhaltendes, lautes Geräusch, verursacht etwa durch Naturereignisse, Wasser, Wind, Verkehr oder eine…”.
What does Getöse mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdin, racket (especially if from a weather phenomenon)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. anhaltendes, lautes Geräusch, verursacht etwa durch Naturereignisse, Wasser, Wind, Verkehr oder eine Menschenmenge 2. Aufsehen, Wirbel um eine Sache, die großartig angekündigt oder beworben wird
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 Getöse
- Getöses genitive
- Getos variant
- Getose variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Getöse?
- /ɡəˈtøːzə/
- [ɡəˈtøːzə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Getöse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Getöse in German?
Getöse appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).