Nubuk
German, noun[ˈnuːbʊk]
Nubuk is spelled N-U-B-U-K (5 letters) and appears about once in every 98 million words in written German, the 625,801st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nubuk is a German neuter noun meaning “nubuck” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “an der äußeren Lederschicht geschliffenes Kalbs- oder Rindsleder mit samtartiger Oberfläche”.
What does Nubuk mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuternubuck
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. an der äußeren Lederschicht geschliffenes Kalbs- oder Rindsleder mit samtartiger Oberfläche
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 Nubuk
- Nubuks genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Nubuk?
- [ˈnuːbʊk]
- [ˈnʊbʊk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Nubuk
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Nubuk in German?
Nubuk appears about once in every 98 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).