Kreuzgang
German, noun[ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌɡaŋ]
Kreuzgang is spelled K-R-E-U-Z-G-A-N-G (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 51,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kreuzgang is a German masculine noun meaning “cloister” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gangart von Vierbeinern, bei der die Gliedmaßen versetzt vorgesetzt werden”.
What does Kreuzgang mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecloister
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gangart von Vierbeinern, bei der die Gliedmaßen versetzt vorgesetzt werden 2. Galeriegang oder Wandelgang in christlichen Klöstern, der einen Innenhof umgibt
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 Kreuzgang
- Kreuzganges genitive
- Kreuzgangs genitive
- Kreuzgänge plural
- Kreuzgange dative singular
- Kreuzgängen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kreuzgang?
- [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌɡaŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kreuzgang
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kreuzgang in German?
Kreuzgang appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).