Kirchenuhr
German, noun/ˈkɪʁçənˌ.uːɐ̯/
Kirchenuhr is spelled K-I-R-C-H-E-N-U-H-R (10 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written German, the 305,454th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kirchenuhr is a German feminine noun meaning “church clock” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Uhr, die für die Öffentlichkeit an einer Kirche außen angebracht ist”.
What does Kirchenuhr mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininechurch clock
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Uhr, die für die Öffentlichkeit an einer Kirche außen angebracht ist
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 Kirchenuhr
- Kirchenuhren plural
- Kirchuhr alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kirchenuhr?
- /ˈkɪʁçənˌ.uːɐ̯/
- [ˈkɪrçn̩ʔuːɐ̯]
- [ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌʔuːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kirchenuhr in German?
Kirchenuhr appears about once in every 28 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).