Pilsner
German, noun[ˈpɪlznɐ]
Pilsner is spelled P-I-L-S-N-E-R (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 82,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pilsner is a German masculine noun meaning “alternative form of Pilsener” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein untergäriges Vollbier (Lagerbier) mit starkem Hopfenaroma und höchstens 12,5 Prozent Stammwürzegehalt…”.
What does Pilsner mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineneuteralternative form of Pilsener
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein untergäriges Vollbier (Lagerbier) mit starkem Hopfenaroma und höchstens 12,5 Prozent Stammwürzegehalt nach so genannter Pilsner Brauart
noun: 1. Einwohner der Stadt Pilsen, (tschechisch Plzeň)
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 Pilsner
- Pilsners genitive
- Pilsnern dative definite plural
- Pilsener variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pilsner?
- [ˈpɪlznɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Pilsner in German?
Pilsner appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).