Wabe
German, noun/ˈvaːbə/
Wabe is spelled W-A-B-E (4 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 78,979th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wabe is a German feminine noun meaning “honeycomb” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sechseckige Zelle als Teil eines von Insekten gebauten Nestes aus Wachs bei Honigbienen oder aus einer…”.
What does Wabe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehoneycomb
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sechseckige Zelle als Teil eines von Insekten gebauten Nestes aus Wachs bei Honigbienen oder aus einer papierähnlichen Masse bei Wespen 2. Zelle eines Musters aus flächig angeordneten sechseckigen Hohlräumen
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 Wabe
- Waben plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wabe?
- /ˈvaːbə/
- [ˈvaːbə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Wabe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Wabe in German?
Wabe appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).