Essiggurke
German, noun/ˈɛsɪçˌɡʊʁkə/
Essiggurke is spelled E-S-S-I-G-G-U-R-K-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 177,389th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Essiggurke is a German feminine noun meaning “gherkin, pickle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gurke, die in Essig eingelegt wurde”.
What does Essiggurke mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegherkin, pickle
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gurke, die in Essig eingelegt wurde
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 Essiggurke
- Essiggurken plural
- Essiggürkchen diminutive neuter
- Essiggürklein diminutive neuter
- Essiggurkerl diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Essiggurke?
- /ˈɛsɪçˌɡʊʁkə/
- Germany [-ɡʊɐ̯kə]
- /ˈɛsɪkˌɡʊʁkɛ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Essiggurke
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Essiggurke in German?
Essiggurke appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).