minim
German, adjective/miˈniːm/
minim is spelled M-I-N-I-M (5 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written German, the 197,584th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Minim is a German adjective meaning “minimal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nur über eine äußerst geringe Größe, ein äußerst geringes Ausmaß, einen äußerst geringen Umfang oder…”.
What does minim mean in English?
adjective
- 1
minimal
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. nur über eine äußerst geringe Größe, ein äußerst geringes Ausmaß, einen äußerst geringen Umfang oder Ähnliches verfügend; überaus gering
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 minim
- minimer masculine nominative singular
- am minimsten superlative
- minime feminine nominative singular
- minimes neuter nominative singular
- minimen genitive masculine singular
- minimem dative masculine singular
- der minime definite includes-article masculine
- die minime definite feminine includes-article
- das minime definite includes-article neuter
- die minimen definite includes-article nominative
- des minimen definite genitive includes-article
- der minimen definite feminine genitive
- dem minimen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce minim?
- /miˈniːm/
- [miˈniːm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is minim in German?
minim appears about once in every 13 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).