Herrgottswinkel
German, noun/ˈhɛʁɡɔt͡sˌvɪŋkl̩/
Herrgottswinkel is spelled H-E-R-R-G-O-T-T-S-W-I-N-K-E-L (15 letters) and appears about once in every 29 million words in written German, the 313,524th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Herrgottswinkel is a German masculine noun meaning “A place in Christian houses decorated with a crucifix that is often located in a corner of the room opposite the stove” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Ecke (in katholischen Bauernstuben), in der sich ein Kruzifix befindet und die auch mit anderen…”.
What does Herrgottswinkel mean in English?
noun
- 1
AustriaSwitzerlandmasculineA place in Christian houses decorated with a crucifix that is often located in a corner of the room opposite the stove.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ecke (in katholischen Bauernstuben), in der sich ein Kruzifix befindet und die auch mit anderen Andachtsgegenständen geschmückt sein kann
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 Herrgottswinkel
- Herrgottswinkels genitive
- Herrgottswinkeln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Herrgottswinkel?
- /ˈhɛʁɡɔt͡sˌvɪŋkl̩/
- [ˈhɛʁɡɔt͡sˌvɪŋkl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Herrgottswinkel in German?
Herrgottswinkel appears about once in every 29 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).