Nelke
German, noun[ˈnɛlkə]
Nelke is spelled N-E-L-K-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 68,093rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nelke is a German feminine noun meaning “clove (aromatic flower buds of Syzygium aromaticum)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “schmalblättrige, weiß bis rotviolett blühende Pflanze der Gattung Dianthus”.
What does Nelke mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineclove (aromatic flower buds of Syzygium aromaticum)
- 2
femininecarnation, pink (Dianthus caryophyllus) (named by analogy for its clove-like smell)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. schmalblättrige, weiß bis rotviolett blühende Pflanze der Gattung Dianthus 2. stark duftende und brennend scharf schmeckende, getrocknete Blütenknospen des Gewürznelkenbaums (Syzygium aromaticum)
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 Nelke
- Nelken plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Nelke?
- [ˈnɛlkə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Nelke
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Nelke in German?
Nelke appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).