Hülsen
German, noun[ˈhʏlzn̩]
Hülsen is spelled H-Ü-L-S-E-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 39,859th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hülsen is a German masculine noun meaning “alternative form of Hülse (“holly”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a plural of Hülse.
What does Hülsen mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of Hülse (“holly”)
noun
- 1
plural of Hülse
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. als Pflanze Hülsen bekommen/entwickeln, Hülsen entfernen
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 Hülsen
- Hülsens genitive
- hülse present
- hülst present
- hülste past
- hüls! imperative singular
- hülse! imperative singular
- hülst! imperative plural
- gehülst participle-2 perfect
- haben auxiliary perfect
- gehülst haben active infinitive perfect
- gehülst werden processual-passive infinitive present
- gehülst worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
- gehülst sein statal-passive infinitive present
- gehülst gewesen sein statal-passive infinitive perfect
- zu hülsen active extended infinitive
- gehülst zu haben active extended infinitive
- gehülst zu werden processual-passive extended infinitive
- gehülst worden zu sein processual-passive extended infinitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hülsen?
- [ˈhʏlzn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Hülsen in German?
Hülsen 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).