Kerbe
German, noun/ˈkɛʁbə/
Kerbe is spelled K-E-R-B-E (5 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written German, the 36,256th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kerbe is a German feminine noun meaning “dent, groove, nick, notch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine keilförmige Vertiefung”.
What does Kerbe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedent, groove, nick, notch
- 2
femininekerf
- 3
femininebullseye (nautical)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine keilförmige Vertiefung 2. regional für: Kirchweih
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 Kerbe
- Kerben plural
- Kerbchen diminutive neuter
- Kerblein diminutive neuter
- Kerb alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kerbe?
- /ˈkɛʁbə/
- [ˈkɛʁbə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kerbe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kerbe in German?
Kerbe appears 1.1 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).