Beerenauslese
German, noun[ˈbeːʀənˌʔaʊ̯sleːzə]
Beerenauslese is spelled B-E-E-R-E-N-A-U-S-L-E-S-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written German, the 352,658th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Beerenauslese is a German feminine noun meaning “Beerenauslese (lit.: selected harvest of berries). A (usually white) wine made from individually picked grapes which are fully ripe and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Prädikat für einen aus reifen und überreifen, ausgelesenen Trauben hergestellten Wein”.
What does Beerenauslese mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineBeerenauslese (lit.: selected harvest of berries). A (usually white) wine made from individually picked grapes which are fully ripe and even botrytized, i.e. affected by noble rot (Edelfäule). These grapes are purposefully harvested very late, so as to be extra sweet.
- 2
femininea quality category in German and Austrian wine classification. Among the different Prädikatswein categories the Beerenauslese is placed above Auslese and below Trockenbeerenauslese
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Prädikat für einen aus reifen und überreifen, ausgelesenen Trauben hergestellten Wein 2. die Auslese von voll- und überreifen Weinbeeren
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 Beerenauslese
- Beerenauslesen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Beerenauslese?
- [ˈbeːʀənˌʔaʊ̯sleːzə]
- [ˈbeːʁənˌʔaʊ̯sleːzə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Beerenauslese in German?
Beerenauslese appears about once in every 35 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).