Geschwür
German, noun/ɡəˈʃvyːɐ̯/
Geschwür is spelled G-E-S-C-H-W-Ü-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 43,786th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Geschwür is a German neuter noun meaning “abscess, ulcer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gewebsschaden der Haut, der durch eine Infektion oder mangelnde Durchblutung entstanden ist”.
What does Geschwür mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterabscess, ulcer
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gewebsschaden der Haut, der durch eine Infektion oder mangelnde Durchblutung entstanden ist
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 Geschwür
- Geschwüres genitive
- Geschwürs genitive
- Geschwüre plural
- Geschwürchen diminutive neuter
- Geschwüren dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Geschwür?
- /ɡəˈʃvyːɐ̯/
- [ɡəˈʃvyːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Geschwür
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Geschwür in German?
Geschwür 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).