kirsch
/kɪə(ɹ)ʃ/noun
kirsch is spelled K-I-R-S-C-H: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kirsch means “A clear brandy made from black cherries: kirschwasser” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kirsch is kirsches.
How many letters and syllables are in kirsch?
| Letters | 6: K-I-R-S-C-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,108th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is kirsch?
Kirsch appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce kirsch?
- /kɪə(ɹ)ʃ/
- /kɜː(ɹ)ʃ/
Kirsch has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-kirsch.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of kirsch
- kirsches plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kirsch mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A clear brandy made from black cherries: kirschwasser.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kirsch in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense clear brandy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | kirsch |
| German | Kirschwasser |
| Portuguese | kirsch, quirche |
| Spanish | kirsch |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does kirsch come from?
Borrowed from French kirsch, from German Kirschwasser (“cherry water”). Doublet of cerise and cherry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).