Horn
German, noun/hɔrn/
Horn is spelled H-O-R-N (4 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written German, the 5,929th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Horn is a German neuter noun meaning “horn (musical instrument)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “aus einer oder zwei kreisförmig gewundenen Röhren bestehendes Blasinstrument”.
What does Horn mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterhorn (musical instrument)
- 2
neuterhorn (projection, of an animal, altar, etc.)
- 3
neutercornet
- 4
neutercranial parietal bones
noun
- 1
neuterhorn (substance from which animal horns are made)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aus einer oder zwei kreisförmig gewundenen Röhren bestehendes Blasinstrument 2. spitzer Auswuchs am Kopf einiger Tiere, zum Beispiel beim Rind oder beim Nashorn 3. aus [2] hergestelltes Trinkgefäß 4. langgezogene und recht spitze Landformationen, hornförmig in das Meer ragend oder auch Bezeichnung für Gebirge
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 Horn
- Hornes genitive
- Horns genitive
- Hörner plural
- Hörnchen diminutive neuter
- Hörnlein diminutive neuter
- Hörndl diminutive neuter
- Hörnderl diminutive neuter
- Hörnle diminutive neuter
- Hörnli diminutive neuter
- Horne dative singular
- Hörnern dative definite plural
- H. abbreviation
- Hr. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Horn?
- /hɔrn/
- [hɔʁn]
- [hɔɐ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Horn
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Horn in German?
Horn appears 12 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).