Box
German, noun
Box is spelled B-O-X (3 letters) and appears 22 times per million words in written German, the 3,656th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Box is a German feminine noun meaning “box (cuboid container); but not as widely used as in English in formal language, perhaps most common for plastic boxes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, box is a different word: “singular imperative of boxen”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Behältnis, Verpackung, meistens in der Form eines Quaders”.
What does Box mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebox (cuboid container); but not as widely used as in English in formal language, perhaps most common for plastic boxes
- 2
feminineloudspeaker (box-like encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices)
- 3
femininea stall for a horse (compartment in a stable); not used for a horsebox, which is Pferdeanhänger
- 4
femininepit (area for refueling and repairing)
verb
- 1
singular imperative of boxen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Behältnis, Verpackung, meistens in der Form eines Quaders 2. abgeteilter, kleiner Raum 3. eingeschlossener Raum, Kasten zur Unterbringung und Transportieren von Haustieren 4. Platz zum Einstellen, Unterstellen; Garage, in der ein Rennwagen während des Rennens betreut werden kann
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 Box
- Boxen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Box
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Box in German?
Box appears 22 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).