Rübsen
German, noun/ˈʁyːpsən/
Rübsen is spelled R-Ü-B-S-E-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written German, the 352,658th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rübsen is a German masculine noun meaning “field mustard, keblock (brassica rapa subsp. oleifera, a plant similar to rapeseed cultivated for its oil)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Ölsaat der Art Brassica rapa”.
What does Rübsen mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefield mustard, keblock (brassica rapa subsp. oleifera, a plant similar to rapeseed cultivated for its oil)
- 2
masculinebrassica rapa (plant species which includes the above as well as various other plants, e.g. turnips)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ölsaat der Art Brassica rapa
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 Rübsen
- Rübsens genitive
- Rübsamen alternative
- Rübsaat alternative
- Rüpsen alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rübsen?
- /ˈʁyːpsən/
- /ˈʁʏpsən/
- [ˈʁyːpsn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Rübsen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Rübsen in German?
Rübsen appears about once in every 35 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).