West
German, noun/ˈvɛst/
West is spelled W-E-S-T (4 letters) and appears 41 times per million words in written German, the 2,063rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). West is a German masculine noun meaning “the west (used without article; a short form of Westen)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Haupthimmelsrichtung Westen”.
What does West mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethe west (used without article; a short form of Westen)
der Wind kommt aus West
- 2
masculinea wind coming from the west (used with article)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Haupthimmelsrichtung Westen 2. Weltteil, zu dem sich unter anderem die nordamerikanischen und westeuropäischen Länder zählen 3. Bestimmungswort zu einem Toponym, das dessen westliche Lage im Verhältnis zu etwas beschreibt
noun: 1. Wind aus Westen
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 West
- Wests genitive
- W abbreviation
- Weste nominative plural
- Westes genitive singular
- Westen dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce West?
- /ˈvɛst/
- [vɛst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to West
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is West in German?
West appears 41 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).