Aalfang
German, noun/ˈɑːlˌfaŋ/
Aalfang is spelled A-A-L-F-A-N-G (7 letters) and appears about once in every 47 million words in written German, the 412,295th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aalfang is a German masculine noun meaning “the catching of eels, eel fishing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Fangen von Aalen”.
What does Aalfang mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethe catching of eels, eel fishing
- 2
masculinean eelbuck, a device placed in flowing water to catch eels
- 3
datedmasculinea pond or place to catch or keep eels
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Fangen von Aalen 2. Einrichtung zum Fangen von Aalen
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 Aalfang
- Aalfanges genitive
- Aalfangs genitive
- Aalfänge plural
- Aalfange dative singular
- Aalfängen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Aalfang?
- /ˈɑːlˌfaŋ/
- [ˈaːlˌfaŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Aalfang in German?
Aalfang appears about once in every 47 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).