Werst
German, noun/vɛrst/
Werst is a German feminine noun meaning “verst (old Russian unit of length, roughly equivalent to a kilometre)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “altes Längenmaß im zaristischen Russland, das ab 1835 1.066,78 Metern, vorher 1.077 Metern entsprach”.
What does Werst mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineverst (old Russian unit of length, roughly equivalent to a kilometre)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. altes Längenmaß im zaristischen Russland, das ab 1835 1.066,78 Metern, vorher 1.077 Metern entsprach
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 Werst
- Wersten plural rare
- W abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Werst?
- /vɛrst/
- [vɛʁst]
- [vɛɐ̯st]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Werst
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Werst in German?
Werst 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).