Uhr
German, noun/uːr/
Uhr is a German feminine noun meaning “hours, o'clock (indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Instrument zur Messung der Zeit, Chronometer”.
What does Uhr mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehours, o'clock (indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period)
Es ist vier Uhr.
- 2
feminineclock, watch (instrument used to measure or keep track of time)
Meine Uhr geht nach.
- 3
femininemeter; gauge (a kind of measuring device, typically for water and gas consumption)
Wasseruhr
- 4
feminineinformalclockwise direction
mit der Uhr
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Instrument zur Messung der Zeit, Chronometer 2. Zusatz zur Zeitangabe, zur Frage nach dem Zeitpunkt; Übersicht der Uhrzeiten im Deutschen 3. Gerät zur Messung der Durchflussmenge, Durchströmmenge oder zur Anzeige des Flüssigkeitsstands
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 Uhr
- Uhren plural
- h alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Uhr?
- /uːr/
- [ʔuːɐ̯]
- [uːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Uhr
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Uhr in German?
Uhr appears 468 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).