Junggeselle
German, noun/ˈjʊŋɡəˌzɛlə/
Junggeselle is spelled J-U-N-G-G-E-S-E-L-L-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 52,012th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Junggeselle is a German masculine noun meaning “bachelor (unmarried man)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “unverheirateter Mann”.
What does Junggeselle mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebachelor (unmarried man)
- 2
masculinejourneyman (Prior to the 16 century, a person who has completed an apprenticeship, and travels practicing his trade.)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. unverheirateter Mann 2. zuletzt eingestellter Geselle
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 Junggeselle
- Junggesellen genitive
- Junggesellin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Junggeselle?
- /ˈjʊŋɡəˌzɛlə/
- [ˈjʊŋɡəˌzɛlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Junggeselle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Junggeselle in German?
Junggeselle appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).