Arabeske
German, noun[aʁaˈbɛskə]
Arabeske is spelled A-R-A-B-E-S-K-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 148,565th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Arabeske is a German feminine noun meaning “arabesque” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Rankenornament, rankenförmige Verzierung aus der islamischen Kunst”.
What does Arabeske mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininearabesque
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Rankenornament, rankenförmige Verzierung aus der islamischen Kunst 2. orientalische Musikrichtung und Bezeichnung für eine umfangreiche Verzierung einer Melodie 3. Körperhaltung und Tanzfigur beim klassischen Ballett, bei der das Bein durchgestreckt nach hinten hochgehoben 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 Arabeske
- Arabesken plural
- Arabesque alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Arabeske?
- [aʁaˈbɛskə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Arabeske
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Arabeske in German?
Arabeske appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).