Gracht
German, noun/ɡraxt/
Gracht is spelled G-R-A-C-H-T (6 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 150,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gracht is a German feminine noun meaning “canal within a city (with residential buildings on either side)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Graben oder auch Burggraben”.
What does Gracht mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecanal within a city (with residential buildings on either side)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Graben oder auch Burggraben 2. grabenartige Vertiefung, Straßenrinne, Holzrinne, Metallrinne, Bach, Schlucht oder Hohlweg 3. Begräbnis oder auch Grabstätte 4. Kanal, Wassergraben; innerstädtische Kanalstraße niederländischer oder vereinzelt deutscher Städte
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 Gracht
- Grachten plural
- Gr. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gracht?
- /ɡraxt/
- [ɡʁäχt]
- [ɡʁaxt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gracht in German?
Gracht appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).