Wirbelsturm
German, noun/ˈvɪʁbl̩ˌʃtʊʁm/
Wirbelsturm is spelled W-I-R-B-E-L-S-T-U-R-M (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 48,795th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wirbelsturm is a German masculine noun meaning “whirlwind” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Sturmsystem mit vertikaler Drehachse”.
What does Wirbelsturm mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewhirlwind
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sturmsystem mit vertikaler Drehachse
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 Wirbelsturm
- Wirbelsturmes genitive
- Wirbelsturms genitive
- Wirbelstürme plural
- Wirbelsturme dative singular
- Wirbelstürmen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wirbelsturm?
- /ˈvɪʁbl̩ˌʃtʊʁm/
- [ˈvɪʁbl̩ˌʃtʊʁm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Wirbelsturm
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Wirbelsturm in German?
Wirbelsturm appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).