Ringelgans
German, noun[ˈʁɪŋl̩ˌɡans]
Ringelgans is spelled R-I-N-G-E-L-G-A-N-S (10 letters) and appears about once in every 68 million words in written German, the 508,518th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ringelgans is a German feminine noun meaning “brant, brent goose (Branta bernicla)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Art der Gattung Meergänse (Branta) in der Familie der Entenvögel (Anatidae)”.
What does Ringelgans mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebrant, brent goose (Branta bernicla)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Art der Gattung Meergänse (Branta) in der Familie der Entenvögel (Anatidae)
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 Ringelgans
- Ringelgansen plural
- Ringelgänse nominative plural
- Ringelgänsen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ringelgans?
- [ˈʁɪŋl̩ˌɡans]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Ringelgans in German?
Ringelgans appears about once in every 68 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).