Krummhorn
German, noun/ˈkʁʊmˌhɔʁn/
Krummhorn is spelled K-R-U-M-M-H-O-R-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 45 million words in written German, the 401,709th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Krummhorn is a German neuter noun meaning “crumhorn, krummhorn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von einem ursprünglich aus Tierhorn gefertigten Instrument der Renaissance abstammendes Holzblasinstrument”.
What does Krummhorn mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutercrumhorn, krummhorn
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. von einem ursprünglich aus Tierhorn gefertigten Instrument der Renaissance abstammendes Holzblasinstrument
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 Krummhorn
- Krummhornes genitive
- Krummhorns genitive
- Krummhörner plural
- Krummhorne dative singular
- Krummhörnern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Krummhorn?
- /ˈkʁʊmˌhɔʁn/
- [ˈkʁʊmˌhɔʁn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Krummhorn in German?
Krummhorn appears about once in every 45 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).