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Gerstenmalz

German, noun[ˈɡɛʁstn̩ˌmalt͡s]

Gerstenmalz is spelled G-E-R-S-T-E-N-M-A-L-Z (11 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written German, the 219,861st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gerstenmalz is a German neuter noun meaning “barley malt (malted barley, mostly used in the production of alcoholic beverages)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in Wasser gekeimte und anschließend getrocknete Gerste”.

What does Gerstenmalz mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    neuterbarley malt (malted barley, mostly used in the production of alcoholic beverages)

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. in Wasser gekeimte und anschließend getrocknete Gerste

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 Gerstenmalz

  • Gerstenmalzes genitive
  • Gerstenmalze plural
  • Gerstenmalzen dative definite plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Gerstenmalz?

  • [ˈɡɛʁstn̩ˌmalt͡s]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Gerstenmalz in German?

Gerstenmalz appears about once in every 15 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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