Münster
German, noun/ˈmʏnstɐ/
Münster is spelled M-Ü-N-S-T-E-R (7 letters) and appears 41 times per million words in written German, the 2,063rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Münster is a German masculine noun meaning “minster (large, originally monastic church)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine große, bedeutende Kirche”.
What does Münster mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedmasculineneuterminster (large, originally monastic church)
noun
- 1
masculineMunster cheese (Alsatian cheese)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine große, bedeutende Kirche
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 Münster
- Münsters genitive
- Münstern dative definite plural
- Munster alternative
- Munsterkäse alternative
- Münsterkäse alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Münster?
- /ˈmʏnstɐ/
- [ˈmʏnstɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Münster
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Münster in German?
Münster appears 41 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).