Kirchenbuch
German, noun/ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌbuːx/
Kirchenbuch is spelled K-I-R-C-H-E-N-B-U-C-H (11 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 108,721st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kirchenbuch is a German neuter noun meaning “parish register” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “chronologisches Verzeichnis über Ereignisse wie Taufe, Konfirmation/Firmung, Trauung und Tod/Beerdigung von…”.
What does Kirchenbuch mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterparish register
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. chronologisches Verzeichnis über Ereignisse wie Taufe, Konfirmation/Firmung, Trauung und Tod/Beerdigung von Kirchenmitgliedern, das von der Pfarrgemeinde geführt wird
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 Kirchenbuch
- Kirchenbuches genitive
- Kirchenbuchs genitive
- Kirchenbücher plural
- Kirchenbuche dative singular
- Kirchenbüchern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kirchenbuch?
- /ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌbuːx/
- [ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌbuːx]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kirchenbuch in German?
Kirchenbuch appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).