Weihrauch
German, noun/ˈvaɪ̯ˌʁaʊ̯x/
Weihrauch is spelled W-E-I-H-R-A-U-C-H (9 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,531st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Weihrauch is a German masculine noun meaning “frankincense” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Harz, das von Weihrauchbäumen gewonnen wird und bei Verbrennung einen typischen Geruch abgibt”.
What does Weihrauch mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefrankincense
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Harz, das von Weihrauchbäumen gewonnen wird und bei Verbrennung einen typischen Geruch abgibt 2. Rauch des Harzes
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 Weihrauch
- Weihrauches genitive
- Weihrauchs genitive
- Weihrauche plural
- Weihrauchen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Weihrauch?
- /ˈvaɪ̯ˌʁaʊ̯x/
- [ˈvaɪ̯.raʊ̯χ]
- [ˈvaɪ̯ʁaʊ̯x]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Weihrauch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Weihrauch in German?
Weihrauch appears 1.5 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).