Erbse
German, noun/ˈɛrpsə/
Erbse is spelled E-R-B-S-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 46,552nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erbse is a German feminine noun meaning “pea” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Same einer Hülsenfrucht”.
What does Erbse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepea
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Same einer Hülsenfrucht 2. die Pflanze aus der Unterfamilie der Schmetterlingsblütler, an der die gleichnamige Hülsenfrucht wächst
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 Erbse
- Erbsen plural
- Erbschen diminutive neuter
- Erbslein diminutive neuter
- Erbserl diminutive neuter
- Erbeiß alternative obsolete
- Erbis alternative obsolete
- Erbs alternative obsolete
- Erweiß alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erbse?
- /ˈɛrpsə/
- [ʔɛʁp.sə]
- [ˈʔɛɐ̯p.sə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Erbse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Erbse in German?
Erbse appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).