# Gaumensegel in English: soft palate – dental dictionary

> German dental term "Gaumensegel" in English: soft palate. Category Anatomy, with US/UK spelling, synonyms and the sources that confirm the translation.

Source: https://hajto.de/en/tools/dental-dictionary-german-english/gaumensegel  
Last updated: 2026-10-17T18:27:17Z  
German version: https://hajto.de/zahnmedizin-woerterbuch/gaumensegel.md

**Gaumensegel** = **soft palate**

- **English (US):** soft palate
- **Synonyms (German):** Velum palatinum, Weicher Gaumen
- **Category:** Anatomy

## Sources confirming this pair

- MeSH 2026 (NLM) and German MeSH 2026 (ZB MED) (D010160 · Palate, Soft / Gaumen, weicher (MeSH main heading)): [meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D010160](https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D010160)
- Wikipedia: German and English article on the same concept (language link via Wikidata): [de.wikipedia.org: Gaumensegel](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaumensegel), [en.wikipedia.org: Soft palate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_palate), [Wikidata Q1056395](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1056395)
- Wiktionary translation table (verification only): [en.wiktionary.org/wiki/soft_palate](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/soft_palate)

[German–English dental dictionary](https://hajto.de/en/tools/dental-dictionary-german-english.md) · Deutscher MeSH 2026, ZB MED – Informationszentrum Lebenswissenschaften, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de); English MeSH courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.