Polarlicht
German, noun/poˈlaːɐ̯ˌlɪçt/
Polarlicht is spelled P-O-L-A-R-L-I-C-H-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 134,701st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Polarlicht is a German neuter noun meaning “aurora; polar light” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “vor allem in den Polargebieten durch elektrisch geladene Teilchen in der oberen Atmosphäre entstehende…”.
What does Polarlicht mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteraurora; polar light
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. vor allem in den Polargebieten durch elektrisch geladene Teilchen in der oberen Atmosphäre entstehende Leuchterscheinung am Himmel
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 Polarlicht
- Polarlichtes genitive
- Polarlichts genitive
- Polarlichter plural
- Polarlichte dative singular
- Polarlichtern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Polarlicht?
- /poˈlaːɐ̯ˌlɪçt/
- [poˈlaːɐ̯ˌlɪçt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Polarlicht
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Polarlicht in German?
Polarlicht appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).