Kirchenbank
German, noun/ˈkɪʁçənˌbaŋk/
Kirchenbank is spelled K-I-R-C-H-E-N-B-A-N-K (11 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written German, the 216,904th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kirchenbank is a German feminine noun meaning “pew (a bench in a church, often long and wooden, and (especially in Catholic churches) with a protrusion at the back which serves as a…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in der Kirche befindliche Sitzbank”.
What does Kirchenbank mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepew (a bench in a church, often long and wooden, and (especially in Catholic churches) with a protrusion at the back which serves as a kneeler for the next row)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. in der Kirche befindliche Sitzbank
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 Kirchenbank
- Kirchenbänke plural
- Kirchenbänken dative definite plural
- Kirchbank alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kirchenbank?
- /ˈkɪʁçənˌbaŋk/
- [ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌbaŋk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kirchenbank
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kirchenbank in German?
Kirchenbank appears about once in every 15 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).