Korb
German, noun/kɔrp/
Korb is spelled K-O-R-B (4 letters) and appears 7.4 times per million words in written German, the 9,010th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Korb is a German masculine noun meaning “basket, creel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “oben offener, geflochtener Behälter”.
What does Korb mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebasket, creel
Ich brauche einen Korb für die Beeren, die ich pflücke.
- 2
masculinehoop
- 3
masculineanthodium (inflorescence of a compound flower)
- 4
masculinenacelle
- 5
masculinea variety, selection, range
- 6
masculinea set of laws around a certain theme
- 7
informalmasculinerebuff (rejection of a request, especially romantic, such as a proposal or asking for a date)
einen Korb bekommen/kriegen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. oben offener, geflochtener Behälter 2. Ablehnung eines Antrags 3. Korbgeflecht (für Korb- oder Rattanmöbel) 4. einfacher Blütenstand, bei dem die einzelnen Blüten auf einer gestauchten tellerförmigen, kegeligen oder krugförmigen Sprossachse sitzen, wie er typisch für Korbblütler 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 Korb
- Korbes genitive
- Korbs genitive
- Körbe plural
- Körbchen diminutive neuter
- Körbelein diminutive neuter
- Körblein diminutive neuter
- Körberl diminutive neuter
- Korbe dative singular
- Körben dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Korb?
- /kɔrp/
- [kɔʁp]
- [kɔɐ̯p]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Korb
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Korb in German?
Korb appears 7.4 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).