Auerhuhn
German, noun[ˈaʊ̯ɐˌhuːn]
Auerhuhn is spelled A-U-E-R-H-U-H-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written German, the 238,212th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Auerhuhn is a German neuter noun meaning “capercaillie, wood grouse (Tetrao urogallus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “größter Hühnervogel Europas”.
What does Auerhuhn mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutercapercaillie, 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. größter Hühnervogel Europas
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 Auerhuhn
- Auerhuhnes genitive
- Auerhuhns genitive
- Auerhühner plural
- Auerhuhne dative singular
- Auerhühnern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Auerhuhn?
- [ˈaʊ̯ɐˌhuːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Auerhuhn
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Auerhuhn in German?
Auerhuhn appears about once in every 18 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).