Relief
German, noun/reˈli̯ɛf/
Relief is spelled R-E-L-I-E-F (6 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written German, the 18,843rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Relief is a German neuter noun meaning “relief (kind of sculpture)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Formen der Erdoberfläche”.
What does Relief mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterrelief (kind of sculpture)
- 2
neuterrelief
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Formen der Erdoberfläche 2. plastische maßstabsgetreue Nachbildung der Oberflächenformen der Erde in Gips, Holz oder anderen geeigneten Materialien 3. Werk der Bildhauerkunst, bei dem die plastisch vorstrebende Darstellung fest aus dem tragenden Grundmaterial herauswächst 4. Gestaltungsart der Bildhauerkunst, bei dem die plastisch vorstrebende Darstellung fest aus dem tragenden Grundmaterial herauswächst
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 Relief
- Reliefs genitive
- Reliefe plural rare
- Reliefen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Relief?
- /reˈli̯ɛf/
- [ʁɛlˈjɛf]
- [ʁeːl-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Relief
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Relief in German?
Relief appears 2.8 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).