Pampelmuse
German, noun/pampəlˈmuːze/
Pampelmuse is spelled P-A-M-P-E-L-M-U-S-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written German, the 225,828th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pampelmuse is a German feminine noun meaning “pomelo (Citrus maxima)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “größte Zitrusfrucht mit einer gelben bis gelbgrünen Schale, dessen Fruchtfleisch einen säuerlich-bitterlichen…”.
What does Pampelmuse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepomelo (Citrus maxima)
Durch die Kreuzung von Mandarine und Pampelmuse entstand die Apfelsine.
- 2
colloquialfemininegrapefruit (Citrus paradisi)
Die Pampelmuse hat einen bitterlichen Geschmack.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. größte Zitrusfrucht mit einer gelben bis gelbgrünen Schale, dessen Fruchtfleisch einen säuerlich-bitterlichen Geschmack aufweist (Citrus maxima) 2. aus Orange und der unter [1] beschriebenen Frucht gekreuzte, größere Zitrusfrucht mit gelbem oder orangerotem Fruchtfleisch und säuerlich-bitterlichem Geschmack (Citrus paradisi)
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 Pampelmuse
- Pampelmusen plural
- Pompelmuse alternative archaic
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pampelmuse?
- /pampəlˈmuːze/
- [ˈpampl̩ˌmuːzə]
- [ˌpampl̩ˈmuːzə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Pampelmuse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Pampelmuse in German?
Pampelmuse appears about once in every 16 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).