Silhouette
German, noun[ziˈlʊ̯ɛtə]
Silhouette is spelled S-I-L-H-O-U-E-T-T-E (10 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written German, the 23,467th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Silhouette is a German feminine noun meaning “silhouette” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine sich (dunkel) vom Hintergrund abhebende Kontur”.
What does Silhouette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesilhouette
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine sich (dunkel) vom Hintergrund abhebende Kontur 2. Kontur, Umriss einer Fläche; eine von einer klaren Kontur umschlossene Fläche, die sich kontrastreich vom Hintergrund abhebt 3. Linie des Umrisses; Form der Konturen
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 Silhouette
- Silhouetten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Silhouette?
- [ziˈlʊ̯ɛtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Silhouette
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Silhouette in German?
Silhouette appears 2.1 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).