Auerhahn
German, noun/ˈaʊ̯ɐˌhaːn/
Auerhahn is spelled A-U-E-R-H-A-H-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 92,701st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Auerhahn is a German masculine noun meaning “male capercaillie or wood grouse (Tetrao urogallus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “männliches Tier der Vogelart Tetrao urogallus”.
What does Auerhahn mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemale capercaillie or wood grouse (Tetrao urogallus)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. männliches Tier der Vogelart Tetrao urogallus
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 Auerhahn
- Auerhahnes genitive
- Auerhahns genitive
- Auerhähne plural
- Auerhahne dative singular
- Auerhähnen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Auerhahn?
- /ˈaʊ̯ɐˌhaːn/
- [ˈaʊ̯ɐˌhaːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Auerhahn in German?
Auerhahn appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).