Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pilsener

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: pilsen-er
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of pilsner.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of pilsner.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He went to a vacant table in the lobby lounge and ordered a tall glass of Pilsener, and sat sipping it, a quiet, inconspicuous figure in a raincoat and a crushed felt hat."
"We wouldn’t say no to a couple of glasses of Pilsener, but that’s all."
"We’re all drinking Pilseners. Rupert told me the froth is supposed to be so firm you can lay a coin on it and thanks to him I’ve lost three pfennigs already."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Pilsener.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Pilsener

Usage

Inflected Forms

pilseners (plural)

Synonyms

pilsner

Questions

What does pilsener mean?: Alternative form of pilsner.
Where does pilsener come from?: It is traced to German.

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