Elsbeere
German, noun/ˈɛlsˌbeːʁə/
Elsbeere is spelled E-L-S-B-E-E-R-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written German, the 232,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Elsbeere is a German feminine noun meaning “wild service tree (Sorbus torminalis)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “größte Laubbaumart der Gattung der Mehlbeeren ( Sorbus) mit gelappten, ahornähnlichen Blättern und asch-grau…”.
What does Elsbeere mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewild service tree (Sorbus torminalis)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. größte Laubbaumart der Gattung der Mehlbeeren ( Sorbus) mit gelappten, ahornähnlichen Blättern und asch-grau, kleinschuppigen Rinde bei älteren Bäumen 2. die Frucht des Elsbeerbaums (siehe [1])
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 Elsbeere
- Elsbeeren plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Elsbeere?
- /ˈɛlsˌbeːʁə/
- [ˈɛlsˌbeːʁə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Elsbeere in German?
Elsbeere appears about once in every 17 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).