Benz
German, noun/bɛnts/
Benz is spelled B-E-N-Z (4 letters) and appears 9.8 times per million words in written German, the 7,170th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Benz is a German masculine noun meaning “ellipsis of Mercedes-Benz; a Merc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Berg im Pfälzerwald, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland”.
What does Benz mean in English?
noun
- 1
informalmasculineellipsis of Mercedes-Benz; a Merc
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Berg im Pfälzerwald, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
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 Benz
- Benzes genitive
- Benze plural
- Benzen dative definite plural
- Bentz alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Benz?
- /bɛnts/
- [bɛnt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Benz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Benz in German?
Benz appears 9.8 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).