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Birnenkuchen

German, noun[ˈbɪʁnənˌkuːxn̩]

Birnenkuchen is a German masculine noun meaning “pear cake” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit Birnen belegter Kuchen”.

What does Birnenkuchen mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinepear cake

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. mit Birnen belegter Kuchen

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 Birnenkuchen

  • Birnenkuchens genitive

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Birnenkuchen?

  • [ˈbɪʁnənˌkuːxn̩]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Birnenkuchen in German?

Birnenkuchen appears about once in every 71 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).