Tulpe
German, noun/ˈtʊlpə/
Tulpe is spelled T-U-L-P-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 56,036th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tulpe is a German feminine noun meaning “tulip” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Blütenpflanze (Tulipa) aus der Familie der Liliengewächse (Liliaceae)”.
What does Tulpe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetulip
- 2
femininea glass for mainly wine likened in form to a tulip
- 3
colloquialdatedfemininesomeone of a rare demeanour
- 4
colloquialdatedfemininea fickle girl
- 5
datedfemininea bumbershoot reversed in form due to the wind in a storm
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Blütenpflanze (Tulipa) aus der Familie der Liliengewächse (Liliaceae) 2. Stielglas, dessen Form der einer Tulpenblüte ähnelt und aus dem insbesondere Bier (Pils), Wein oder Sekt getrunken wird 3. Glasgefäß, um den Urin eines (bettlägerigen) Patienten aufzufangen 4. Regenschirm, der durch heftigen Wind umgestülpt worden ist
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 Tulpe
- Tulpen plural
- Tülpchen diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Tulpe?
- /ˈtʊlpə/
- [ˈtʊlpə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Tulpe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Tulpe in German?
Tulpe appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).