Anchovis
German, noun/anˈʃoːvɪs/
Anchovis is spelled A-N-C-H-O-V-I-S (8 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 187,243rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Anchovis is a German feminine noun meaning “European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “europäische Sardelle”.
What does Anchovis mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineEuropean anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)
- 2
feminineanchovy in oil
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. europäische Sardelle 2. eingelegte und fermentierte Sardellenfilets
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 Anchovis
- Anschovis alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Anchovis?
- /anˈʃoːvɪs/
- [anˈʃoːvɪs]
- rare [anˈçoːvɪs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Anchovis in German?
Anchovis appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).