Gleichnis
German, noun[ˈɡlaɪ̯çnɪs]
Gleichnis is spelled G-L-E-I-C-H-N-I-S (9 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written German, the 38,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gleichnis is a German neuter noun meaning “parable (story meant to illustrate a point)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “bildhafte Erzählung zur Veranschaulichung eines Gedankens zwecks der Erkenntnisvermittlung”.
What does Gleichnis mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterparable (story meant to illustrate a point)
- 2
neutermetaphor, illustration
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. bildhafte Erzählung zur Veranschaulichung eines Gedankens zwecks der Erkenntnisvermittlung 2. Nachbildung, Kopie
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 Gleichnis
- Gleichnisses genitive
- Gleichnisse plural
- Gleichnissen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gleichnis?
- [ˈɡlaɪ̯çnɪs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gleichnis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gleichnis in German?
Gleichnis appears 1.0 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).