Senf
German, noun/zɛnf/
Senf is spelled S-E-N-F (4 letters) and appears 5.2 times per million words in written German, the 11,837th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Senf is a German masculine noun meaning “mustard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Gewürz, das aus den Samenkörnern des Schwarzen (Brassica nigra), Braunen (Brassica juncea) und Weißen…”.
What does Senf mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemustard
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Gewürz, das aus den Samenkörnern des Schwarzen (Brassica nigra), Braunen (Brassica juncea) und Weißen Senfs (Sinapis alba) hergestellt wird. Für Speisesenf werden die Senfkörner gemahlen und mit Essig, Wein und anderen Gewürzen vermischt 2. Pflanze der Gattung Sinapis (Familie der Kreuzblütler) 3. unpassende Bemerkung, die ein Dritter zu einem Gespräch von anderen Personen beisteuert
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 Senf
- Senfes genitive
- Senfs genitive
- Senfe plural
- Senfen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Senf?
- /zɛnf/
- [zɛnf]
- [s-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Senf
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Senf in German?
Senf appears 5.2 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).