Polyglot Dictionary

Gestaltung

/ɡəˈʃtaltʊŋ/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Gestaltungen

Meaning

  1. design

    Built from gestalten (to design) + -ung (-ing).

    • Die Gestaltung des Raums ist modern.

      The design of the room is modern.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • gestalten to design
  • -ung -ing

Similar words

konstruktion

Konstruktion is more about structural or technical construction; Gestaltung is more about creative design or shaping.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

diseño

diseño is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "design."

French

design

design is the French word for the same thing — both mean "design."

Practice

1 What does Gestaltung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ des Raums ist modern.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gestaltung?

nouncompound

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