Reserve
German, noun[ʁeˈzɛʁvə]
Reserve is spelled R-E-S-E-R-V-E (7 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written German, the 6,162nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Reserve is a German feminine noun meaning “reserve (that which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “für einen Bedarfs- oder Notfall angesammelter Vorrat, Ersatzbevorratung”.
What does Reserve mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininereserve (that which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. für einen Bedarfs- oder Notfall angesammelter Vorrat, Ersatzbevorratung 2. Finanzrücklage für den Krisenfall 3. verbleibende körperliche Leistungsressourcen, restliche Widerstandskraft 4. Gesamtheit der einsatzfähigen, aber nicht aktiven Wehrpflichtigen eines Staates
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 Reserve
- Reserven plural
- Res. abbreviation
- d. R. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Reserve?
- [ʁeˈzɛʁvə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Reserve
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Reserve in German?
Reserve appears 12 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).