burlesk
German, adjective[bʊʁˈlɛsk]
burlesk is spelled B-U-R-L-E-S-K (7 letters) and appears about once in every 29 million words in written German, the 313,524th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Burlesk is a German adjective meaning “burlesque” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “derbe komisch”.
What does burlesk mean in English?
adjective
- 1
burlesque
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. derbe komisch
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 burlesk
- burlesker masculine nominative singular
- am burleskesten superlative
- burleske feminine nominative singular
- burleskes neuter nominative singular
- burlesken genitive masculine singular
- burleskem dative masculine singular
- der burleske definite includes-article masculine
- die burleske definite feminine includes-article
- das burleske definite includes-article neuter
- die burlesken definite includes-article nominative
- des burlesken definite genitive includes-article
- der burlesken definite feminine genitive
- dem burlesken dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce burlesk?
- [bʊʁˈlɛsk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to burlesk
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is burlesk in German?
burlesk appears about once in every 29 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).