Körper
German, noun/ˈkœrpər/
Körper is spelled K-Ö-R-P-E-R (6 letters) and appears 100 times per million words in written German, the 863rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Körper is a German masculine noun meaning “body (of a person, animal, etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Organismus eines Lebewesens in seiner Gesamtheit”.
What does Körper mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebody (of a person, animal, etc.)
- 2
masculinebody
- 3
masculinebody, solid (three-dimensional object)
- 4
masculinefield (algebraic structure with addition and multiplication)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Organismus eines Lebewesens in seiner Gesamtheit 2. der Rumpf 3. räumlich festes Objekt von gewisser Schwere (Gewicht) 4. abgegrenzter beziehungsweise abgeschlossener Raumbereich mit fester, flüssiger oder gasförmiger Masse
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 Körper
- Körpers genitive
- Körperchen diminutive neuter
- Körpern dative definite plural
- Cörper alternative obsolete
- K. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Körper?
- /ˈkœrpər/
- [ˈkœʁpɐ]
- [ˈkʰœɐ̯pʰɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Körper
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Körper in German?
Körper appears 100 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).