Kolben
German, noun/ˈkɔlbən/
Kolben is spelled K-O-L-B-E-N (6 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written German, the 21,569th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kolben is a German masculine noun meaning “butt of a rifle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Keule oder ihr dickes Ende”.
What does Kolben mean in English?
noun
- 1
archaicmasculineclub, beetle
- 2
masculinebutt of a rifle
- 3
masculinepiston
- 4
masculinespadix
- 5
masculinespike (of Typha)
- 6
masculineflask
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Keule oder ihr dickes Ende 2. ein sich bewegendes, zylindrisches Teil in Maschinen 3. Gewehrkolben, das hintere Ende eines Gewehrs, das man an die Schulter anlegen kann 4. verdicktes Pflanzenteil, an dem dichtgedrängt Blüten oder Früchte nebeneinander wachsen
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 Kolben
- Kolbens genitive
- Kölbchen diminutive neuter
- Kolbe alternative archaic
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kolben?
- /ˈkɔlbən/
- [ˈkɔlbn̩]
- [ˈkɔlbm̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kolben
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kolben in German?
Kolben appears 2.3 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).