Plektrum
German, noun/ˈplɛktʁʊm/
Plektrum is a German neuter noun meaning “plectrum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Plättchen, mit dem Musiker die Saiten von Zupfinstrumenten anschlagen oder zupfen”.
What does Plektrum mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterplectrum
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Plättchen, mit dem Musiker die Saiten von Zupfinstrumenten anschlagen oder zupfen
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 Plektrum
- Plektrums genitive
- Plektren plural
- Plektra plural
- Plektron variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Plektrum?
- /ˈplɛktʁʊm/
- [ˈplɛktʁʊm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Plektrum
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Plektrum in German?
Plektrum 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).