Wisent
German, noun/ˈviːzɛnt/
Wisent is spelled W-I-S-E-N-T (6 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 102,515th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wisent is a German masculine noun meaning “wisent, European bison (Bison bonasus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die europäisch-asiatische Schwesterart (Bison bonasus) des Amerikanischen Bisons (Bison bison)”.
What does Wisent mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineneuterwisent, European bison (Bison bonasus)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die europäisch-asiatische Schwesterart (Bison bonasus) des Amerikanischen Bisons (Bison bison)
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 Wisent
- Wisents genitive
- Wisentes genitive rare
- Wisente plural
- Wisenten dative definite plural
- Wisund alternative
- B. bonasus abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wisent?
- /ˈviːzɛnt/
- [ˈviːzɛnt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Wisent
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Wisent in German?
Wisent appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).