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Wulst

German, noun/vʊlst/

Wulst is spelled W-U-L-S-T (5 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 94,067th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wulst is a German feminine noun meaning “oblong bulge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “längliche, rundliche Verdickung, Schwellung, Ansammlung oder Geschwulst”.

What does Wulst mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininemasculineoblong bulge

  2. 2

    femininemasculinewreath, garland

  3. 3

    femininemasculinetorus

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. längliche, rundliche Verdickung, Schwellung, Ansammlung oder Geschwulst 2. dicker, länglicher, wurstartiger Gegenstand, der durch Zusammenrollen eines weichen Stoffes entsteht 3. zwischen Helm und Helmzier eingesetzter Kranz 4. wie [1] geformtes, verzierendes Element mit kreisförmigem Querschnitt bei Säulen, Gesimsen oder Ähnlichem

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 Wulst

  • Wulstes genitive
  • Wulsts genitive
  • Wülste plural
  • Wulste plural
  • Wülstchen diminutive neuter
  • Wülstlein diminutive neuter
  • Wülsten dative definite plural
  • Wulsten dative definite plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Wulst?

  • /vʊlst/
  • [vʊlst]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Wulst

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Wulst in German?

Wulst 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).

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