Herrgott
German, noun/ˈhɛrɡɔt/
Herrgott is spelled H-E-R-R-G-O-T-T (8 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written German, the 25,938th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Herrgott is a German masculine noun meaning “God, the Lord” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bezeichnung für (den christlichen) Gott”.
What does Herrgott mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineGod, the Lord
- 2
Austriamasculinecrucifix (statue of Jesus on the cross)
interjection
- 1
good Lord! (expression of being startled or scared)
- 2
damn! (expression of frustration)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bezeichnung für (den christlichen) Gott 2. Fluchwort, das meist Ungeduld ausdrückt 3. figürliche Darstellung des gekreuzigten Christus
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 Herrgott
- Herrgotts genitive
- Herrgötter plural rare
- Herrgöttern dative definite plural
- Herrgott! canonical
- Herrgöttle diminutive
- Herrgottes genitive singular
- Herrgotte dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Herrgott?
- /ˈhɛrɡɔt/
- [ˈhɛʁ.ɡɔt]
- [ˈhɛɐ̯-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Herrgott
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Herrgott in German?
Herrgott appears 1.8 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).