Placebo
German, noun[plaˈt͡seːbo]
Placebo is spelled P-L-A-C-E-B-O (7 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 26,796th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Placebo is a German neuter noun meaning “placebo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Medikament, das keinen Wirkstoff enthält, aber einem existierenden Medikament vom Aussehen her ähnelt und…”.
What does Placebo mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterplacebo
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Medikament, das keinen Wirkstoff enthält, aber einem existierenden Medikament vom Aussehen her ähnelt und einen Placeboeffekt, sprich eine suggestive Wirkung, erzielen kann
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 Placebo
- Placebos genitive
- Plazebo alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Placebo?
- [plaˈt͡seːbo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Placebo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Placebo in German?
Placebo appears 1.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).