Bede
German, noun/ˈbeːdə/
Bede is spelled B-E-D-E (4 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 88,766th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bede is a German feminine noun meaning “A kind of mediaeval and early-modern tax in some German regions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Steuer im Mittelalter”.
What does Bede mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineA kind of mediaeval and early-modern tax in some German regions.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Steuer im Mittelalter
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 Bede
- Bete alternative
- Beden nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bede?
- /ˈbeːdə/
- [ˈbeːdə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Bede in German?
Bede appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).