Patronenhülse
German, noun/paˈtʁoːnənˌhʏlzə/
Patronenhülse is spelled P-A-T-R-O-N-E-N-H-Ü-L-S-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 168,023rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Patronenhülse is a German feminine noun meaning “shell casing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Teil einer Patrone: Behältnis der Treibladung und gleichzeitig Halterung für das Projektil”.
What does Patronenhülse mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineshell casing
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Teil einer Patrone: Behältnis der Treibladung und gleichzeitig Halterung für das Projektil
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 Patronenhülse
- Patronenhülsen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Patronenhülse?
- /paˈtʁoːnənˌhʏlzə/
- [paˈtʁoːnənˌhʏlzə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Patronenhülse in German?
Patronenhülse appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).