Binse
German, noun/ˈbɪnzə/
Binse is spelled B-I-N-S-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 182,294th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Binse is a German feminine noun meaning “bent, rush (grass)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “grasartige Pflanze, Vertreter der Gattung Juncus der Binsengewächse”.
What does Binse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebent, rush (grass)
- 2
feminineellipsis of Binsenweisheit
- 3
colloquialfemininestate of failure, wreckedness, almost exclusively in the following construction
Der Motor ist in die Binsen gegangen.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. grasartige Pflanze, Vertreter der Gattung Juncus der Binsengewächse 2. Binsenweisheit
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 Binse
- Binsen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Binse?
- /ˈbɪnzə/
- [ˈbɪnzə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Binse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Binse in German?
Binse appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).