Ampelmännchen
German, noun/ˈampəlˌmɛnçən/
Ampelmännchen is spelled A-M-P-E-L-M-Ä-N-N-C-H-E-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 121,881st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ampelmännchen is a German neuter noun meaning “walking figure shown on pedestrian signals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “für Fußgänger bestimmtes Lichtsignal an Verkehrsampeln, das symbolisch einen Mann darstellt”.
What does Ampelmännchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterwalking figure shown on pedestrian signals
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 Ampelmännchen
- Ampelmännchens genitive
- Ampelfrau feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ampelmännchen?
- /ˈampəlˌmɛnçən/
- [ˈʔampl̩ˌmɛnçn̩]
- [ˈampl̩ˌmɛnçən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Ampelmännchen in German?
Ampelmännchen appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).