Silberfolie
German, noun/ˈzɪlbɐˌfoːli̯ə/
Silberfolie is spelled S-I-L-B-E-R-F-O-L-I-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written German, the 317,631st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Silberfolie is a German feminine noun meaning “"silver foil", that is, aluminium foil (so called because it is generally silver-coloured)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Folie aus Silber”.
What does Silberfolie mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinformal"silver foil", that is, aluminium foil (so called because it is generally silver-coloured)
- 2
femininesilver foil, silver leaf: thin foil of silver
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Folie aus Silber
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 Silberfolie
- Silberfolien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Silberfolie?
- /ˈzɪlbɐˌfoːli̯ə/
- [ˈzɪlbɐˌfoːli̯ə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Silberfolie in German?
Silberfolie appears about once in every 30 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).