Gay

"Gay" in German

ausgelassen

(happy, joyful and lively)

bunt

(festive, bright, colorful)

farbenfroh

(festive, bright, colorful)

fröhlich

(happy, joyful and lively)

gay

(homosexual — see also homosexual, lesbian)

homosexuell

(homosexual — see also homosexual, lesbian)

lesbisch

(homosexual — see also homosexual, lesbian)

lustig

(happy, joyful and lively)

schwul

(homosexual — see also homosexual, lesbian)

schwul

(typical of homosexual appearance)

schwul

(lame, uncool (used to express dislike))

Gay

(homosexual person, especially male — see also lesbian, homosexual, fairy, fag, poof, bender, bugger)

Homo

(homosexual person, especially male — see also lesbian, homosexual, fairy, fag, poof, bender, bugger)

Homosexueller

(homosexual person, especially male — see also lesbian, homosexual, fairy, fag, poof, bender, bugger)

Schwuler

(homosexual person, especially male — see also lesbian, homosexual, fairy, fag, poof, bender, bugger)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.