Derby
German, noun/ˈdɛrbi/
Derby is spelled D-E-R-B-Y (5 letters) and appears 8.1 times per million words in written German, the 8,348th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Derby is a German neuter noun meaning “a local derby” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jährlich stattfindende Pferderennen”.
What does Derby mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutera local derby
- 2
neutera match between two teams who are direct rivals in the table
- 3
neuterhorse race, derby
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jährlich stattfindende Pferderennen 2. wichtiges Spiel zwischen Vereinen aus der gleichen Region
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 Derby
- Derbys genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Derby?
- /ˈdɛrbi/
- /ˈdœrbi/
- [ˈdɛɐ̯-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Derby
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Derby in German?
Derby appears 8.1 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).