Ampelmann
German, noun/ˈampl̩ˌman/
Ampelmann is spelled A-M-P-E-L-M-A-N-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 68 million words in written German, the 508,518th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ampelmann is a German masculine noun meaning “synonym of Ampelmännchen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “für Fußgänger bestimmtes Lichtsignal an Verkehrsampeln, das symbolisch einen Mann darstellt”.
What does Ampelmann mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesynonym of Ampelmännchen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. für Fußgänger bestimmtes Lichtsignal an Verkehrsampeln, das symbolisch einen Mann darstellt
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 Ampelmann
- Ampelmannes genitive
- Ampelmanns genitive
- Ampelmänner plural
- Ampelmännchen diminutive neuter
- Ampelfrau feminine
- Ampelmanne dative singular
- Ampelmännern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ampelmann?
- /ˈampl̩ˌman/
- [ˈampl̩ˌman]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Ampelmann in German?
Ampelmann appears about once in every 68 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).