Samenbank
German, noun[ˈzaːmənˌbaŋk]
Samenbank is spelled S-A-M-E-N-B-A-N-K (9 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 113,526th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Samenbank is a German feminine noun meaning “sperm bank (place that stores sperm used for artificial insemination)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Einrichtung, in der Samen gewonnen und aufbewahrt werden, um künstliche Befruchtungen durchführen zu können”.
What does Samenbank mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesperm bank (place that stores sperm used for artificial insemination)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Einrichtung, in der Samen gewonnen und aufbewahrt werden, um künstliche Befruchtungen durchführen zu können
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 Samenbank
- Samenbanken plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Samenbank?
- [ˈzaːmənˌbaŋk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Samenbank in German?
Samenbank appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).