Gnadenbrot
German, noun/ˈɡnaːdn̩ˌbʁoːt/
Gnadenbrot is spelled G-N-A-D-E-N-B-R-O-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 168,023rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gnadenbrot is a German neuter noun meaning “bread of charity; pittance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Haltung eines alten nicht mehr leistungsfähigen Pferdes”.
What does Gnadenbrot mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterbread of charity; pittance
das Gnadenbrot gewähren/erhalten
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Haltung eines alten nicht mehr leistungsfähigen Pferdes 2. Unterstützung eines nicht mehr arbeitsfähigen Menschen durch Almosen oder milde Gabe wegen Mitleids und auch aufgrund von früheren Leistungen
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 Gnadenbrot
- Gnadenbrots genitive
- Gnadenbrotes genitive singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gnadenbrot?
- /ˈɡnaːdn̩ˌbʁoːt/
- [ˈɡnaːdn̩ˌbʁoːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gnadenbrot in German?
Gnadenbrot appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).