Gig
German, noun/ɡɪk/
Gig is spelled G-I-G (3 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written German, the 28,120th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gig is a German masculine noun meaning “gig (performing engagement by a musical group, usually used when referring to events with small audience and contemporary music such as…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “musikalischer Auftritt, ein Konzert vor Publikum gegen Bezahlung”.
What does Gig mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegig (performing engagement by a musical group, usually used when referring to events with small audience and contemporary music such as rock or punk)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. musikalischer Auftritt, ein Konzert vor Publikum gegen Bezahlung
noun: 1. leichtes, schnelles Ruderboot, das als Beiboot für den Kapitän auf größeren Schiffen vorgehalten wird 2. Boot, das vorwiegend für Übungs- und Trainingszwecke benutzt wird
noun: 1. leichter, zweirädriger, einspänniger Gabelwagen
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 Gig
- Gigs genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gig?
- /ɡɪk/
- [ɡɪk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gig in German?
Gig appears 1.6 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).