Hydrant
German, noun/hyˈdʁant/
Hydrant is spelled H-Y-D-R-A-N-T (7 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 146,442nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hydrant is a German masculine noun meaning “fire hydrant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Wasserentnahmestelle (meist in der Straße), die zur Versorgung mit Wasser (etwa zum Löschen von Bränden, zur…”.
What does Hydrant mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefire hydrant
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Wasserentnahmestelle (meist in der Straße), die zur Versorgung mit Wasser (etwa zum Löschen von Bränden, zur Straßenreinigung oder auch auf dem Bau) benutzt wird und an das öffentliche Wasserversorgungsnetz angeschlossen ist
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 Hydrant
- Hydranten genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hydrant?
- /hyˈdʁant/
- [hyˈdʁant]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Hydrant in German?
Hydrant appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).