Cis
German, noun[t͡sɪs]
Cis is spelled C-I-S (3 letters) and appears 3.4 times per million words in written German, the 16,394th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cis is a German neuter noun meaning “C-sharp” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Ton mit 275 Hz und alle Töne im Oktavabstand dazu, um einen Halbton erhöhtes C”.
What does Cis mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterC-sharp
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
prefix: 1. diesseits 2. cisgeschlechtlich/cisident
adjective: 1. verkürzte Schreibweise für cisgender, cisident: mit einer Geschlechtsidentität, die mit dem nach der Geburt anhand der äußeren Merkmale zugewiesenen Geschlecht übereinstimmt
noun: 1. Ton mit 275 Hz und alle Töne im Oktavabstand dazu, um einen Halbton erhöhtes C
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 Cis
- zis- variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Cis?
- [t͡sɪs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Cis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Cis in German?
Cis appears 3.4 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).