Kerze
German, noun/ˈkɛʁtsə/
Kerze is spelled K-E-R-Z-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). Kerze is a German feminine noun meaning “candle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Leuchtmittel mit offener Flamme; bestehend aus Wachs”.
What does Kerze mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecandle
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Leuchtmittel mit offener Flamme; bestehend aus Wachs 2. Figur beim Turnen und Wasserspringen 3. kurz für Zündkerze
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 Kerze
- Kerzen plural
- Kerzchen diminutive neuter
- Kerzelein diminutive neuter
- Kerzlein diminutive neuter
- Kerzerl diminutive neuter
- Kerzl diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kerze?
- /ˈkɛʁtsə/
- [ˈkɛʁt͡sə]
- [ˈkɛɐ̯t͡sə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kerze
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kerze in German?
Kerze 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).