Zirbeldrüse
German, noun/ˈt͡sɪʁbəldʁyːzə/
Zirbeldrüse is spelled Z-I-R-B-E-L-D-R-Ü-S-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 120,168th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zirbeldrüse is a German feminine noun meaning “pineal gland” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Anatomie, Physiologie: ein kleines innersekretorisches Organ aller Wirbeltiere im Epithalamus (einem Teil des…”.
What does Zirbeldrüse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepineal gland
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Anatomie, Physiologie: ein kleines innersekretorisches Organ aller Wirbeltiere im Epithalamus (einem Teil des Zwischenhirns), das das Hormon Melatonin produziert
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 Zirbeldrüse
- Zirbeldrüsen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zirbeldrüse?
- /ˈt͡sɪʁbəldʁyːzə/
- [ˈt͡sɪʁbl̩ˌdʁyːzə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Zirbeldrüse in German?
Zirbeldrüse appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).