plus
German, adverb
plus is spelled P-L-U-S (4 letters) and appears 55 times per million words in written German, the 1,550th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Plus is a German adverb meaning “plus, increased by” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Plus is a different word: “plus”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “größer als Null”.
What does plus mean in English?
adverb
- 1
plus, increased by
Fünf plus zehn ist fünfzehn.
- 2
plus (UK), positive (US)
Minus fünf minus minus fünfzehn ist plus zehn.
- 3
plus (US) (slightly better than a given grade)
Ich hab ’ne Zwei plus in der Mathearbeit.
noun
- 1
neuterplus
- 2
neuterpositive pole
- 3
neuterincrease
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. größer als Null 2. positiv geladen 3. besser als der genannte Zahlenwert
conjunction: 1. und
preposition: 1. ergänzt um, vermehrt um
noun: 1. ein Pluszeichen (+) 2. positiver Bereich 3. günstiger Befund, günstiges Ergebnis 4. erreichter und eventuell sogar unerwarteter Überschuss
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 plus
- Plusse plural
- Plussen dative definite plural
- + symbol
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to plus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is plus in German?
plus appears 55 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).