Baldrian
German, noun/ˈbaldriˌaːn/
Baldrian is spelled B-A-L-D-R-I-A-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 60,441st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Baldrian is a German masculine noun meaning “valerian (Valeriana officinalis)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vertreter der Gattung Valeriana, die zu der Familie der Baldriangewächse zählt”.
What does Baldrian mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinevalerian (Valeriana officinalis)
- 2
masculinevalerian (Valeriana, any plant of the genus Valeriana)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vertreter der Gattung Valeriana, die zu der Familie der Baldriangewächse zählt 2. speziell die Pflanze Valeriana officinalis
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 Baldrian
- Baldrians genitive
- Baldriane plural
- Baldrianen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Baldrian?
- /ˈbaldriˌaːn/
- [ˈbaldʁiaːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Baldrian
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Baldrian in German?
Baldrian appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).