Heroin
German, noun/heʁoˈiːn/
Heroin is a German neuter noun meaning “heroin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Rauschgift; ein als Arzneimittel entwickeltes Morphinderivat”.
What does Heroin mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterheroin
noun
- 1
femininefemale hero
- 2
feminineheroine, female protagonist
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Rauschgift; ein als Arzneimittel entwickeltes Morphinderivat
noun: 1. Heldin 2. Heroine
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 Heroin
- Heroins genitive
- Heroinnen plural
- Heroine alternative
- Heros masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Heroin?
- /heʁoˈiːn/
- /heˈʁoː.ɪn/
- [heʁoˈiːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Heroin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Heroin in German?
Heroin appears 5.0 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).