Almosen
German, noun/ˈalˌmoːzən/
Almosen is spelled A-L-M-O-S-E-N (7 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,531st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Almosen is a German neuter noun meaning “alms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleine materielle Unterstützung für eine bedürftige Person”.
What does Almosen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteralms
- 2
derogatoryneuterpittance
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleine materielle Unterstützung für eine bedürftige Person 2. Entgelt für eine Leistung, das als zu niedrig/ungerecht empfunden wird
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 Almosen
- Almosens genitive
- Allmosen obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Almosen?
- /ˈalˌmoːzən/
- [ˈalmoːzn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Almosen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Almosen in German?
Almosen appears 1.5 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).