Wermut
German, noun/ˈveːʁˌmuːt/
Wermut is spelled W-E-R-M-U-T (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 73,335th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wermut is a German feminine noun meaning “wormwood (herb)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein gelbblühender Beifuß (Absinth, Artemisia absinthium), dessen seidenhaarige, aromatisch unangenehm…”.
What does Wermut mean in English?
noun
- 1
archaicfemininemasculinewormwood (herb)
- 2
archaicfemininemasculinevermouth (drink)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein gelbblühender Beifuß (Absinth, Artemisia absinthium), dessen seidenhaarige, aromatisch unangenehm schmeckende Blätter magenstärkend wirken 2. aus 1 hergestellter Branntwein oder Likör 3. mit 1 gewürzter bittersüßer, appetitanregender Weißwein 4. eine der anderen Beifußarten
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 Wermut
- Wermuts genitive
- Wermutes genitive
- Wermute dative singular
- Vermouth alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wermut?
- /ˈveːʁˌmuːt/
- [ˈveːɐ̯ˌmuːt]
- [ˈvɛɐ̯-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Wermut
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Wermut in German?
Wermut 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).