Hymne
German, noun/ˈhʏmnə/
Hymne is spelled H-Y-M-N-E (5 letters) and appears 4.9 times per million words in written German, the 12,471st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hymne is a German feminine noun meaning “anthem (solemn secular song)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kurzwort für Nationalhymne oder Landeshymne”.
What does Hymne mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineanthem (solemn secular song)
- 2
datedfemininehymn (religious song)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kurzwort für Nationalhymne oder Landeshymne 2. ein der Ode vergleichbares Gedicht in der Dichtung 3. Kirchenlied mit feierlichem Ausdruck 4. allgemein feierliches Lied, in der Antike zum Preis von Heroen und Göttern
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 Hymne
- Hymnen plural
- Hymnus variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hymne?
- /ˈhʏmnə/
- [ˈhʏmnə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hymne
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hymne in German?
Hymne appears 4.9 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).