pilsner
/ˈpɪlznə/noun
pilsner is spelled P-I-L-S-N-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pilsner means “A pale, light lager beer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pilsner is pilsners.
How many letters and syllables are in pilsner?
| Letters | 7: P-I-L-S-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,063rd 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 pilsner?
Pilsner appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd 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 pilsner?
- /ˈpɪlznə/
Pilsner has 2 syllables (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: En-ca-pilsner.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pilsner
- pilsners plural
- pilsener
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pilsner mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pale, light lager beer.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of pilsner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pilsner in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pale, light beer:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Pils |
| Portuguese | pilsen |
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 pilsner come from?
From German Pilsner, from Pilsen, the Bohemian city where the beer was first developed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).