Mikwe
German, noun/ˈmɪk.və/
Mikwe is spelled M-I-K-W-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 138,538th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mikwe is a German feminine noun meaning “mikveh (ritual bath)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bad, in dem einige jüdische Reinigungsrituale abgehalten werden”.
What does Mikwe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemikveh (ritual bath)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bad, in dem einige jüdische Reinigungsrituale abgehalten werden
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 Mikwe
- Mikwen plural
- Mikwaot plural uncommon
- Mikwoaus archaic plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Mikwe?
- /ˈmɪk.və/
- /mɪkˈveː/
- /mɪkˈvɛ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Mikwe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Mikwe in German?
Mikwe appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).