Container
German, noun/kɔnˈtɛːnɐ/
Container is spelled C-O-N-T-A-I-N-E-R (9 letters) and appears 7.9 times per million words in written German, the 8,529th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Container is a German masculine noun meaning “a big container made of metal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein spezieller, genormter Transportbehälter für den Güterfernverkehr”.
What does Container mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea big container made of metal
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein spezieller, genormter Transportbehälter für den Güterfernverkehr 2. ein (meist großer) Behälter 3. transportabler, gleichwohl absetzbarer Behälter vor allem für Bauschutt (Mulde)
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 Container
- Containers genitive
- Containern dative definite plural
- Kontainer alternative
- Kontäner alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Container?
- /kɔnˈtɛːnɐ/
- /-ˈteːnɐ/
- /kɔnˈtɛɪ̯nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Container
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Container in German?
Container appears 7.9 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).