Hirsch
German, noun/hɪrʃ/
Hirsch is spelled H-I-R-S-C-H (6 letters) and appears 7.1 times per million words in written German, the 9,345th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hirsch is a German masculine noun meaning “deer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “meist in Wäldern lebende geweihtragende, wiederkäuende Tierfamilie der Paarhufer”.
What does Hirsch mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedeer
- 2
masculinetwo-wheeler (e.g. bicycle, moped, motorbike)
- 3
informalmasculineexpert
- 4
colloquialderogatorymasculinefool
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. meist in Wäldern lebende geweihtragende, wiederkäuende Tierfamilie der Paarhufer 2. speziell das männliche Tier 3. Kurzform von Rothirsch 4. Könner
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 Hirsch
- Hirsches genitive
- Hirschs genitive
- Hirsche plural
- Hirschchen diminutive neuter
- Hirschlein diminutive neuter
- Hirschkuh feminine
- Hirschin feminine
- alternatively Austria Southern-Germany
- Hirschen genitive
- Hinde feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hirsch?
- /hɪrʃ/
- [hɪʁʃ]
- [hɪɐ̯ʃ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hirsch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hirsch in German?
Hirsch appears 7.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).