Hülse
German, noun/ˈhʏlzə/
Hülse is spelled H-Ü-L-S-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 42,412th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hülse is a German feminine noun meaning “pod, hull, case (also with the particular meanings of botany and ammunition)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “feste und meist längliche Hülle, in die etwas hineingesteckt werden kann”.
What does Hülse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepod, hull, case (also with the particular meanings of botany and ammunition)
- 2
Austriafeminineslanga can of beer
noun
- 1
feminineobsoleteholly (Ilex gen. et spp.)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. feste und meist längliche Hülle, in die etwas hineingesteckt werden kann 2. längliche Frucht, in der Samen aufgereiht sind, zum Beispiel von Bohnen oder Erbsen
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 Hülse
- Hülsen plural
- Hulst alternative
- Holst alternative
- Hulse alternative
- Hulsenbaum alternative
- Hulsenstrauch alternative
- Hülst alternative
- Holch alternative
- Hulsch alternative
- Hülsenstrauch alternative
- Hülsenbaum alternative
- Hülsekraut alternative
- Hubze alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hülse?
- /ˈhʏlzə/
- [ˈhʏlzə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hülse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hülse in German?
Hülse 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).