Bunker
German, noun/ˈbʊŋkɐ/
Bunker is spelled B-U-N-K-E-R (6 letters) and appears 5.2 times per million words in written German, the 11,837th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bunker is a German masculine noun meaning “bunker (hardened shelter)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “bombensicherer/volltreffersicherer Unterstand für Menschen und Kriegsgerät”.
What does Bunker mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebunker (hardened shelter)
- 2
masculinebunker (obstacle on a golf course)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. bombensicherer/volltreffersicherer Unterstand für Menschen und Kriegsgerät 2. Gefängnis 3. Behälter oder Lagerraum, meist als längerfristiges Zwischenlager gedacht 4. mit Sand gefüllte Vertiefung auf einer Spielbahn, absichtlich platziertes Hindernis
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 Bunker
- Bunkers genitive
- Bunkern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bunker?
- /ˈbʊŋkɐ/
- [ˈbʊŋkɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bunker
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bunker in German?
Bunker appears 5.2 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).