Bierhefe
German, noun[ˈbiːɐ̯ˌheːfə]
Bierhefe is spelled B-I-E-R-H-E-F-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 123,622nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bierhefe is a German feminine noun meaning “yeast; barm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zur Gärung von Bier genutzte Hefe”.
What does Bierhefe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineyeast; barm
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zur Gärung von Bier genutzte Hefe
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 Bierhefe
- Bierhefen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bierhefe?
- [ˈbiːɐ̯ˌheːfə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Bierhefe in German?
Bierhefe appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).