Günstling
German, noun/ˈɡʏnstlɪŋ/
Günstling is spelled G-Ü-N-S-T-L-I-N-G (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 81,387th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Günstling is a German masculine noun meaning “protégé” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemand, der wohlwollend von jemand anderem behandelt und bevorzugt wird”.
What does Günstling mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineprotégé
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jemand, der wohlwollend von jemand anderem behandelt und bevorzugt wird
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 Günstling
- Günstlings genitive
- Günstlinge plural
- Günstlingen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Günstling?
- /ˈɡʏnstlɪŋ/
- [ˈɡʏnstlɪŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Günstling
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Günstling in German?
Günstling appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).