Bergmannssprache
German, noun/bɛʁkmansˌʃpʁaːxə/
Bergmannssprache is spelled B-E-R-G-M-A-N-N-S-S-P-R-A-C-H-E (16 letters) and appears about once in every 76 million words in written German, the 543,077th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bergmannssprache is a German feminine noun meaning “the jargon/sociolect spoken by miners” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Fachsprache und Berufssprache der Bergleute”.
What does Bergmannssprache mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe jargon/sociolect spoken by miners
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fachsprache und Berufssprache der Bergleute
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 Bergmannssprache
- Bergmannssprachen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bergmannssprache?
- /bɛʁkmansˌʃpʁaːxə/
- [ˈbɛʁkmansˌʃpʁaːxə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Bergmannssprache in German?
Bergmannssprache appears about once in every 76 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).