Mehlspeise
German, noun/ˈmeːlˌʃpaɪ̯zə/
Mehlspeise is spelled M-E-H-L-S-P-E-I-S-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 187,243rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mehlspeise is a German feminine noun meaning “Any food made with flour, sometimes also milk, butter, and eggs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jedes Gericht, das auf einer Mehlbasis unter Zugabe von Eiern und Milch hergestellt ist wie beispielsweise…”.
What does Mehlspeise mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineAny food made with flour, sometimes also milk, butter, and eggs.
- 2
Austriafeminineany sugary food made with flour, usually also milk, butter, and eggs (e.g., cake, strudel, sweet dumplings, sweet noodles, etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jedes Gericht, das auf einer Mehlbasis unter Zugabe von Eiern und Milch hergestellt ist wie beispielsweise Nudeln oder Knödel 2. insbesondere auf der Basis von Mehl hergestellte Süßspeise wie Strudel oder Kuchen
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 Mehlspeise
- Mehlspeisen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Mehlspeise?
- Germany /ˈmeːlˌʃpaɪ̯zə/
- /ˈmeːlˌʃb̥aɛ̯z̥ɛ/
- Austria /ˈmeːlˌʃb̥aɛ̯sɛ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Mehlspeise in German?
Mehlspeise appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).