Minnesang
German, noun/ˈmɪnəˌzaŋ/
Minnesang is spelled M-I-N-N-E-S-A-N-G (9 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 132,783rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Minnesang is a German masculine noun meaning “a form of medieval courtly love song” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Form der höfischen, gesungenen Liebeslyrik im Mittelalter”.
What does Minnesang mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea form of medieval courtly love song
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Form der höfischen, gesungenen Liebeslyrik im Mittelalter
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 Minnesang
- Minnesanges genitive
- Minnesangs genitive
- Minnesänge plural
- Minnesange dative singular
- Minnesängen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Minnesang?
- /ˈmɪnəˌzaŋ/
- [ˈmɪnəˌzaŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Minnesang in German?
Minnesang appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).