Schirm
German, noun/ʃɪʁm/
Schirm is spelled S-C-H-I-R-M (6 letters) and appears 7.1 times per million words in written German, the 9,345th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schirm is a German masculine noun meaning “umbrella (thin fabric cover stretched on a frame with a longer shaft)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein meist runder, gewölbter Gegenstand, der vor bestimmten Dingen schützt oder eine Aktion unterbindet”.
What does Schirm mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineumbrella (thin fabric cover stretched on a frame with a longer shaft)
- 2
masculinebill, peak (of a cap)
- 3
masculineclipping of Bildschirm (“screen, monitor”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein meist runder, gewölbter Gegenstand, der vor bestimmten Dingen schützt oder eine Aktion unterbindet 2. allegorisch für Schutz 3. als Schutz vor dem Regen; Regenschirm 4. Kurzform für Bildschirm
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 Schirm
- Schirmes genitive
- Schirms genitive
- Schirme plural
- Schirmchen diminutive neuter
- Schirmen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schirm?
- /ʃɪʁm/
- /ˈʃiːɐ̯m/
- [ʃɪʁm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schirm
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schirm in German?
Schirm appears 7.1 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).