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Schwarzbier

German, noun/ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌbiːɐ̯/

Schwarzbier is spelled S-C-H-W-A-R-Z-B-I-E-R (11 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 116,815th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schwarzbier is a German neuter noun meaning “black beer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “dunkles Vollbier”.

What does Schwarzbier mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    neuterblack beer

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. dunkles Vollbier

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 Schwarzbier

  • Schwarzbieres genitive
  • Schwarzbiers genitive
  • Schwarzbiere plural
  • Schwarzbierchen diminutive neuter
  • Schwarzbieren dative definite plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Schwarzbier?

  • /ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌbiːɐ̯/
  • [ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌbiːɐ̯]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Schwarzbier in German?

Schwarzbier 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).

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