Segen
German, noun/ˈzeːɡən/
Segen is spelled S-E-G-E-N (5 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written German, the 6,059th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Segen is a German masculine noun meaning “blessing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “rituell geäußerter Wunsch um Gottes Gnade/Beistand für jemanden oder etwas”.
What does Segen mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineblessing
im Nachhinein ein Segen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. rituell geäußerter Wunsch um Gottes Gnade/Beistand für jemanden oder etwas 2. Äußerung des Einverständnisses 3. Zustand des Glücks
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 Segen
- Segens genitive
- Seegen alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Segen?
- /ˈzeːɡən/
- [ˈzeːɡən]
- [ˈzeːɡŋ̍]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Segen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Segen in German?
Segen appears 12 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).