Waschbrett
German, noun[ˈvaʃˌbʁɛt]
Waschbrett is spelled W-A-S-C-H-B-R-E-T-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 121,881st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Waschbrett is a German neuter noun meaning “washboard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “geriffelte Platte aus Holz oder Blech, die zum Waschen von Textilien verwendet wurde”.
What does Waschbrett mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterwashboard
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. geriffelte Platte aus Holz oder Blech, die zum Waschen von Textilien verwendet wurde
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 Waschbrett
- Waschbrettes genitive
- Waschbretts genitive
- Waschbretter plural
- Waschbrette dative singular
- Waschbrettern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Waschbrett?
- [ˈvaʃˌbʁɛt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Waschbrett
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Waschbrett in German?
Waschbrett appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).