Fieberbläschen
German, noun/ˈfiːbɐˌblɛːsçən/
Fieberbläschen is spelled F-I-E-B-E-R-B-L-Ä-S-C-H-E-N (14 letters) and appears about once in every 68 million words in written German, the 508,518th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fieberbläschen is a German neuter noun meaning “cold sore” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch Herpes-simplex-Viren hervorgerufenes Bläschen – vor allem an den Lippen”.
What does Fieberbläschen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutercold sore
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. durch Herpes-simplex-Viren hervorgerufenes Bläschen – vor allem an den Lippen
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 Fieberbläschen
- Fieberbläschens genitive
- Fieberblase augmentative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fieberbläschen?
- /ˈfiːbɐˌblɛːsçən/
- [ˈfiːbɐˌblɛːsçən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Fieberbläschen in German?
Fieberbläschen appears about once in every 68 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).