Gummibaum
German, noun/ˈɡʊmiˌbaʊ̯m/
Gummibaum is spelled G-U-M-M-I-B-A-U-M (9 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 159,136th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gummibaum is a German masculine noun meaning “rubber fig, rubber tree, rubber plant (Ficus elastica)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “beliebte Zimmerpflanze aus der Gattung Ficus, aus deren Milchsaft Latex gewonnen werden kann”.
What does Gummibaum mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerubber fig, rubber tree, rubber plant (Ficus elastica)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. beliebte Zimmerpflanze aus der Gattung Ficus, aus deren Milchsaft Latex gewonnen werden kann 2. Pflanze aus der Gattung Hevea, aus deren Milchsaft auch industriell Latex und Kautschuk gewonnen wird
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 Gummibaum
- Gummibaumes genitive
- Gummibaums genitive
- Gummibäume plural
- Gummibaume dative singular
- Gummibäumen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gummibaum?
- /ˈɡʊmiˌbaʊ̯m/
- [ˈɡʊmiˌbaʊ̯m]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gummibaum in German?
Gummibaum appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).