Silber
German, noun/ˈzɪlbɐ/
Silber is spelled S-I-L-B-E-R (6 letters) and appears 33 times per million words in written German, the 2,499th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Silber is a German neuter noun meaning “silver (chemical element with the symbol Ag)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “weißes, glänzendes Metall, Edelmetall”.
What does Silber mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutersilver (chemical element with the symbol Ag)
Bronze, Silber und Gold hab ich nie gewollt
- 2
neuterargent
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. weißes, glänzendes Metall, Edelmetall 2. Gegenstände für die festliche Tafel aus Silber^([1]) 3. zweiter Platz bei einem Sportwettkampf 4. silberne Farbe
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 Silber
- Silbers genitive
- Ag abbreviation
- E 174 abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Silber?
- /ˈzɪlbɐ/
- /ˈsilbɐ/
- Austria [-bɛɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Silber
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Silber in German?
Silber appears 33 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).