Want
German, noun/vant/
Want is spelled W-A-N-T (4 letters) and appears 5.2 times per million words in written German, the 11,837th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Want is a German feminine noun meaning “shroud” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “„Seil oder Stange zur seitlichen Verspannung eines Masts“”.
What does Want mean in English?
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. „Seil oder Stange zur seitlichen Verspannung eines Masts“
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 Want
- Wanten plural
- Wants genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Want?
- /vant/
- [vant]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Want
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Want in German?
Want appears 5.2 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).