Balsam
German, noun/ˈbalza(ː)m/
Balsam is spelled B-A-L-S-A-M (6 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,051st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Balsam is a German masculine noun meaning “balm, balsam, ointment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “dickflüssiges Gemisch aus Baumharz und ätherischen Ölen”.
What does Balsam mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebalm, balsam, ointment
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. dickflüssiges Gemisch aus Baumharz und ätherischen Ölen 2. Linderung für körperlichen und/oder seelischen Schmerz
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 Balsam
- Balsams genitive
- Balsame plural
- Balsamen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Balsam?
- /ˈbalza(ː)m/
- [ˈbalzaːm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Balsam
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Balsam in German?
Balsam 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).