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Gin

German, noun/dʒɪn/

Gin is spelled G-I-N (3 letters) and appears 4.6 times per million words in written German, the 13,123rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gin is a German masculine noun meaning “gin (a kind of liquor containing juniper berries)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Spirituose mit Wacholder, Hauptbestandteil vieler Cocktails, besonders des Martinis”.

What does Gin mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinegin (a kind of liquor containing juniper berries)

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Spirituose mit Wacholder, Hauptbestandteil vieler Cocktails, besonders des Martinis

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 Gin

  • Gins genitive
  • Ginchen diminutive neuter

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Gin?

  • /dʒɪn/
  • [d͡ʒɪn]
  • [ʒɪn]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Gin

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Gin in German?

Gin appears 4.6 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).

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