Gleichheitszeichen
German, noun/ˈɡlaɪ̯çhaɪ̯tsˌtsaɪ̯çən/
Gleichheitszeichen is a German neuter noun meaning “equal sign, equals sign, equality sign” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Symbol für denselben Wert”.
What does Gleichheitszeichen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterequal sign, equals sign, equality sign
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Symbol für denselben Wert
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 Gleichheitszeichen
- Gleichheitszeichens genitive
- = symbol
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gleichheitszeichen?
- /ˈɡlaɪ̯çhaɪ̯tsˌtsaɪ̯çən/
- [ˈɡlaɪ̯çhaɪ̯t͡sˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gleichheitszeichen in German?
Gleichheitszeichen appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).