Cherub
German, noun/ˈçeːʁʊp/
Cherub is spelled C-H-E-R-U-B (6 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 165,772nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cherub is a German masculine noun meaning “cherub” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Engel, der zuweilen geflügelt und mit Tierfüßen dargestellt wird”.
What does Cherub mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecherub
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Engel, der zuweilen geflügelt und mit Tierfüßen dargestellt 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 Cherub
- Cherubs genitive
- Cherubim plural
- Cherubinen plural
- Kerub alternative
- In älterer Sprache findet sich auch der Plural Cherubin. alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Cherub?
- /ˈçeːʁʊp/
- /ˈkeːʁʊp/
- [ˈçeːʁʊp]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Cherub
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Cherub in German?
Cherub appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).