Gewehr
German, noun/ɡəˈveːɐ̯/
Gewehr is spelled G-E-W-E-H-R (6 letters) and appears 5.5 times per million words in written German, the 11,404th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gewehr is a German neuter noun meaning “rifle, long gun” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schusswaffe ab 30 cm Gesamtlänge”.
What does Gewehr mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterrifle, long gun
Er packt sein Gewehr und geht auf die Jagd.
- 2
neuterobsoleteweapon, especially a blunt, bladed or stabbing weapon
- 3
neutertusks
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schusswaffe ab 30 cm Gesamtlänge 2. jede Waffe jeglicher Art, insbesondere Hieb-, Schlag- und Stichwaffen 3. Eckzähne des Wildschweins
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 Gewehr
- Gewehres genitive
- Gewehrs genitive
- Gewehre plural
- Gewehren dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gewehr?
- /ɡəˈveːɐ̯/
- [ɡəˈveːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gewehr
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gewehr in German?
Gewehr appears 5.5 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).