Kirschwasser
German, noun
Kirschwasser is spelled K-I-R-S-C-H-W-A-S-S-E-R (12 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 163,492nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kirschwasser is a German neuter noun meaning “A distilled spirit made from cherries, usually of the sweet cherry, Prunus avium; kirsch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an umlaut, Kirschwässer is a different word: “nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Kirschwasser”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “alkoholisches Getränk, das aus Kirschen hergestellt wird”.
What does Kirschwasser mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterA distilled spirit made from cherries, usually of the sweet cherry, Prunus avium; kirsch.
noun
- 1
neuternominative/accusative/genitive plural of Kirschwasser
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. alkoholisches Getränk, das aus Kirschen hergestellt 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 Kirschwasser
- Kirschwassers genitive
- Kirschwässer plural
- Kirschwässern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Kirschwasser
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kirschwasser in German?
Kirschwasser appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).