GPS
German, noun[ɡeːpeːˈʔɛs]
GPS is spelled G-P-S (3 letters) and appears 7.4 times per million words in written German, the 9,010th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). GPS is a German neuter noun meaning “GPS” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does GPS mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterGPS
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. Kurzwort für englisch Global Positioning System (= weltweites Standortbestimmungssystem)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce GPS?
- [ɡeːpeːˈʔɛs]
- [d͡ʒiːpiːˈʔɛs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to GPS
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is GPS in German?
GPS appears 7.4 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).