Sirene
German, noun/ˌziˈʁeːnə/
Sirene is spelled S-I-R-E-N-E (6 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 27,669th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sirene is a German feminine noun meaning “siren (noisemaker)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein weibliches Fabelwesen, das mit seinem Gesang Seefahrer anlockt, um sie zu töten”.
What does Sirene mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesiren (noisemaker)
- 2
femininesiren (mythology)
- 3
femininesirenian
- 4
feminineobsoletealternative form of Syringe (“lilac”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein weibliches Fabelwesen, das mit seinem Gesang Seefahrer anlockt, um sie zu töten 2. ein Gerät, das einen Ton zur Alarmierung aussenden kann
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 Sirene
- Sirenen plural
- Syrene alternative
- Zirene alternative
- Zyrene alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sirene?
- /ˌziˈʁeːnə/
- Austria /ˌsiˈʁeːnɛ/
- [ˌziˈʁeːnə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Sirene
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Sirene in German?
Sirene appears 1.7 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).