Bilge
German, noun/ˈbɪlɡə/
Bilge is spelled B-I-L-G-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 118,498th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bilge is a German feminine noun meaning “bilge (lowest inner part of a ship's hull)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “tiefster Punkt eines Schiffes im Kielraum, in dem der Ballast zur Stabilisierung des Schiffes verstaut war”.
What does Bilge mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebilge (lowest inner part of a ship's hull)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. tiefster Punkt eines Schiffes im Kielraum, in dem der Ballast zur Stabilisierung des Schiffes verstaut war
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 Bilge
- Bilgen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bilge?
- /ˈbɪlɡə/
- /ˈbɪlt͡ʃ/
- [ˈbɪlɡə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bilge
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bilge in German?
Bilge appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).