gesundheit
/ɡəˈzʊnt.haɪt/interjection
gesundheit is spelled G-E-S-U-N-D-H-E-I-T: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, gesundheit means “Said to someone who has just sneezed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gesundheit?
| Letters | 10: G-E-S-U-N-D-H-E-I-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is gesundheit?
Gesundheit appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce gesundheit?
- US /ɡəˈzʊnt.haɪt/
- US /ɡəˈzʊn.taɪt/
- /ɡəˈzʊnt.hʌɪt/
Gesundheit has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of gesundheit
- gezuntheit
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gesundheit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
CanadaUSSaid to someone who has just sneezed.
- 2
Said in response to a word that sounds onomatopoeically similar to a sneeze.
- 3
datedUsed as a toast
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gesundheit come from?
Unadapted borrowing from German Gesundheit (literally “health”), from gesund (“healthy”). The adjective is cognate with English sound, from Old English ġesund (“sound, safe, healthy”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).