Kresse
German, noun/ˈkʁɛsə/
Kresse is spelled K-R-E-S-S-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 52,749th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kresse is a German feminine noun meaning “cress” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zu den Kreuzblütlern gehörende Pflanze mit stark gespaltenen oder gefiederten Blättern, kleinen, weißlichen…”.
What does Kresse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecress
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zu den Kreuzblütlern gehörende Pflanze mit stark gespaltenen oder gefiederten Blättern, kleinen, weißlichen oder grünlichen Blüten in Traubenform mit kleinen rundlichen Schoten, die in vielen Arten verbreitet ist, von denen einige als Salat oder Gewürz verwendet werden
noun: 1. ein Karpfenfisch in West- und Nordeuropa, Gründling
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 Kresse
- Kressen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kresse?
- /ˈkʁɛsə/
- [ˈkʁɛsə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kresse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kresse in German?
Kresse appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).