GmbH
German, noun/ɡeː.ʔɛm.beːˈhaː/
GmbH is spelled G-M-B-H (4 letters) and appears 85 times per million words in written German, the 1,019th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). GmbH is a German feminine noun meaning “initialism of Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung”.
What does GmbH mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinitialism of Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
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 GmbH
- GmbHs plural
- GmbHen plural
- G. m. b. H. alternative dated
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce GmbH?
- /ɡeː.ʔɛm.beːˈhaː/
- [ɡeːʔɛmbeːˈhaː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to GmbH
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is GmbH in German?
GmbH appears 85 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).