Osterkerze
German, noun[ˈoːstɐˌkɛʁt͡sə]
Osterkerze is spelled O-S-T-E-R-K-E-R-Z-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 179,801st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Osterkerze is a German feminine noun meaning “paschal candle, Easter candle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kerze, die in der Osternacht mit den Buchstaben Alpha (Α) und Omega (Ω) bestückt und am Osterfeuer angezündet…”.
What does Osterkerze mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepaschal candle, Easter candle
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kerze, die in der Osternacht mit den Buchstaben Alpha (Α) und Omega (Ω) bestückt und am Osterfeuer angezündet wird
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 Osterkerze
- Osterkerzen plural
- Osterkerzchen diminutive neuter
- Osterkerzlein diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Osterkerze?
- [ˈoːstɐˌkɛʁt͡sə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Osterkerze in German?
Osterkerze appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).