Heckenkirsche
German, noun/ˈhɛkn̩ˌkɪʁʃə/
Heckenkirsche is spelled H-E-C-K-E-N-K-I-R-S-C-H-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written German, the 352,658th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Heckenkirsche is a German feminine noun meaning “honeysuckle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vertreter einer Gattung der Geißblattgewächse, die strauchig wachsen und bei denen die Blüten meist paarweise…”.
What does Heckenkirsche mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehoneysuckle
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vertreter einer Gattung der Geißblattgewächse, die strauchig wachsen und bei denen die Blüten meist paarweise stehen 2. Geißblattgewächs mit eierförmigen Blättern, gelben Blüten und roten, für den Menschen ungenießbaren Früchten
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 Heckenkirsche
- Heckenkirschen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Heckenkirsche?
- /ˈhɛkn̩ˌkɪʁʃə/
- [ˈhɛkn̩ˌkɪʁʃə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Heckenkirsche
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Heckenkirsche in German?
Heckenkirsche appears about once in every 35 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).