Gewerk
German, noun[ɡəˈvɛʁk]
Gewerk is spelled G-E-W-E-R-K (6 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 107,140th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gewerk is a German neuter noun meaning “trade, craft” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Handwerk, Beruf(sstand), heute nur noch in Zusammensetzungen”.
What does Gewerk mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutertrade, craft
- 2
neuterthe provided result of a locatio conductio operis
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Handwerk, Beruf(sstand), heute nur noch in Zusammensetzungen 2. einzelne an einem Projekt getätigte Leistung von Handwerksberufen
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 Gewerk
- Gewerkes genitive
- Gewerks genitive
- Gewerke plural
- Gewerken dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gewerk?
- [ɡəˈvɛʁk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gewerk in German?
Gewerk appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).