Bergbau
German, noun[ˈbɛʁkˌbaʊ̯]
Bergbau is spelled B-E-R-G-B-A-U (7 letters) and appears 5.4 times per million words in written German, the 11,619th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bergbau is a German masculine noun meaning “mining” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gewinnung von mineralischen Rohstoffen aus einem Gesteinskörper der oberen Erdkruste”.
What does Bergbau mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemining
- 2
masculinemining industry
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gewinnung von mineralischen Rohstoffen aus einem Gesteinskörper der oberen Erdkruste
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 Bergbau
- Bergbaus genitive
- Bergb. abbreviation
- Bergbaues genitive singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bergbau?
- [ˈbɛʁkˌbaʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bergbau
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bergbau in German?
Bergbau appears 5.4 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).