Birne
German, noun/ˈbɪrnə/
Birne is spelled B-I-R-N-E (5 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written German, the 14,528th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Birne is a German feminine noun meaning “pear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Obstbaumart”.
What does Birne mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepear
- 2
femininelightbulb
- 3
colloquialfemininehead, bonce, noggin
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Obstbaumart 2. grün-gelbliche Frucht dieses Obstbaumes 3. Kopf 4. Glühbirne
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 Birne
- Birnen plural
- Birnchen diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Birne?
- /ˈbɪrnə/
- [ˈbɪɐ̯nə]
- [ˈbɪʁnə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Birne
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Birne in German?
Birne appears 4.0 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).