Konklave
German, noun/kɔnˈklaːvə/
Konklave is spelled K-O-N-K-L-A-V-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 78,979th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Konklave is a German neuter noun meaning “conclave” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von der Außenwelt abgeschlossener Raum im Vatikan, in dem sich die Kardinäle zur Wahl eines Papstes aufhalten”.
What does Konklave mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterconclave
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. von der Außenwelt abgeschlossener Raum im Vatikan, in dem sich die Kardinäle zur Wahl eines Papstes aufhalten 2. die Versammlung der Kardinäle zu der Wahl eines neuen Papstes 3. Beratungen oder Verhandlungen in abgeschottetem Rahmen
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 Konklave
- Konklaves genitive
- Konklaven plural
- Konklavien obsolete plural
- Conclave alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Konklave?
- /kɔnˈklaːvə/
- [kɔnˈklaː.və]
- [kɔŋ-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Konklave
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Konklave in German?
Konklave appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).