Empire
German, noun/ɑ̃ˈpiːɐ/
Empire is spelled E-M-P-I-R-E (6 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written German, the 14,528th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Empire is a German neuter noun meaning “empire (of Napoleon I or Napoleon III)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Britisches Weltreich, das während des Kolonialismus existierte und zu dem alle unter der Herrschaft…”.
What does Empire mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterempire (of Napoleon I or Napoleon III)
- 2
neuterEmpire (style of clothing, furniture etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Britisches Weltreich, das während des Kolonialismus existierte und zu dem alle unter der Herrschaft Großbritanniens stehenden Gebiete gehörten
noun: 1. klassizistische Stilform der Kunst im ersten französischen Kaiserreich
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 Empire
- Empires genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Empire?
- /ɑ̃ˈpiːɐ/
- [ˈɛmpaɪ̯ɐ]
- [ɑ̃ˈpiːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Empire in German?
Empire appears 4.0 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).