Bachstelze
German, noun/ˈbaχˌʃtɛlt͡sə/
Bachstelze is spelled B-A-C-H-S-T-E-L-Z-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 187,243rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bachstelze is a German feminine noun meaning “white wagtail (Motacilla alba)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Singvogelart aus der Gattung der Stelzen und ein solcher einzelner Vogel”.
What does Bachstelze mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewhite wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Singvogelart aus der Gattung der Stelzen und ein solcher einzelner Vogel
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 Bachstelze
- Bachstelzen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bachstelze?
- /ˈbaχˌʃtɛlt͡sə/
- [ˈbaxˌʃtɛlt͡sə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Bachstelze in German?
Bachstelze 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).