Büchse
German, noun
Büchse is spelled B-Ü-C-H-S-E (6 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written German, the 28,120th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Büchse is a German feminine noun meaning “box, can” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its umlaut, Buchse is a different word: “bushing (hollow cylinder)”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Behälter, meist aus Blech”.
What does Büchse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebox, can
die Büchse der Pandora
- 2
femininerifle
- 3
femininebushing
noun
- 1
femininebushing (hollow cylinder)
- 2
femininesocket, outlet (opening)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Behälter, meist aus Blech 2. Konservendose 3. Gewehr (Schusswaffe) 4. zylindrisches Rohr (siehe Buchse)
noun: 1. muffenartiges Teil einer Steckverbindung, meist in Form eines Hohlzylinders, die Raum zur Aufnahme eines Steckers bietet 2. kleinere Halterung oder auch Lager für die Aufnahme einer Achse, eines Kolben oder einer Welle
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 Büchse
- Büchsen plural
- Büchslein diminutive neuter
- Buchsen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Büchse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Büchse in German?
Büchse appears 1.6 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).