Bügeleisen
German, noun/ˈbyːɡəlˌaɪ̯zən/
Bügeleisen is spelled B-Ü-G-E-L-E-I-S-E-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 43,786th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bügeleisen is a German neuter noun meaning “iron (for ironing clothes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gerät zum Glätten (Bügeln) und In-Form-Bringen von Kleidungsstücken”.
What does Bügeleisen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteriron (for ironing clothes)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gerät zum Glätten (Bügeln) und In-Form-Bringen von Kleidungsstücken 2. eine Form des Hufeisens, bei der ein Bügel anstelle des Steges angebracht wird
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 Bügeleisen
- Bügeleisens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bügeleisen?
- /ˈbyːɡəlˌaɪ̯zən/
- [ˈbyː.ɡl̩ˌʔaɪ̯.zn̩]
- [ˈbyːɡl̩ˌʔaɪ̯zn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Bügeleisen in German?
Bügeleisen appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).