Firstbalken
German, noun/ˈfɪʁstˌbalkən/
Firstbalken is spelled F-I-R-S-T-B-A-L-K-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 62 million words in written German, the 482,822nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Firstbalken is a German masculine noun meaning “ridgepole, ridge beam” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “waagerecht liegender Balken, der das Dach eines Gebäudes trägt”.
What does Firstbalken mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineridgepole, ridge beam
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. waagerecht liegender Balken, der das Dach eines Gebäudes trägt
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 Firstbalken
- Firstbalkens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Firstbalken?
- /ˈfɪʁstˌbalkən/
- [ˈfɪʁstˌbalkn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Firstbalken
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Firstbalken in German?
Firstbalken appears about once in every 62 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).