probieren
German, verb/pʁoˈbiːʁən/
probieren is spelled P-R-O-B-I-E-R-E-N (9 letters) and appears 21 times per million words in written German, the 3,812th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Probieren is a German verb meaning “to try” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “versuchen; testen; eine Probe machen”.
What does probieren mean in English?
verb
- 1
to try
- 2
to taste
- 3
to sample
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. versuchen; testen; eine Probe machen 2. (Essen) ein kleines Stück von etwas essen, meist um den Geschmack festzustellen 3. ein Bekleidungsstück zur Prüfung des Sitzes anziehen 4. ein Theaterstück proben
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 probieren
- probiert present singular third-person
- probierte past
- haben auxiliary
- probierend participle present
- probiere first-person indicative present
- probierst indicative present second-person
- probierest second-person singular subjunctive
- probieret plural second-person subjunctive
- probierten first-person indicative plural
- probiertest indicative preterite second-person
- probiertet indicative plural preterite
- probier imperative second-person singular
- habe probiert first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben probiert first-person indicative multiword-construction
- probiere! imperative singular
- probier! imperative singular
- probiert! imperative plural
- probiert haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce probieren?
- /pʁoˈbiːʁən/
- [pʁoˈbiːʁən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to probieren
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is probieren in German?
probieren appears 21 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).