Leergut
German, noun[ˈleːɐ̯ˌɡuːt]
Leergut is spelled L-E-E-R-G-U-T (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 73,335th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leergut is a German neuter noun meaning “empty (empty container for recycling)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “leeres Behältnis beziehungsweise Verpackung”.
What does Leergut mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterempty (empty container for recycling)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. leeres Behältnis beziehungsweise Verpackung
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 Leergut
- Leergutes genitive
- Leerguts genitive
- Leergüter plural
- Leergute dative singular
- Leergütern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Leergut?
- [ˈleːɐ̯ˌɡuːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Leergut in German?
Leergut 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).