Basstölpel
German, noun[ˈbasˌtœlpl̩]
Basstölpel is spelled B-A-S-S-T-Ö-L-P-E-L (10 letters) and appears about once in every 23 million words in written German, the 278,604th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Basstölpel is a German masculine noun meaning “gannet (sea bird)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “im Norden vorkommender, weißer Seevogel, der an Steilküsten brütet und im Sturzflug nach Fischen taucht”.
What does Basstölpel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegannet (sea bird)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. im Norden vorkommender, weißer Seevogel, der an Steilküsten brütet und im Sturzflug nach Fischen taucht
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 Basstölpel
- Basstölpels genitive
- Basstölpeln dative definite plural
- Baßtölpel alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Basstölpel?
- [ˈbasˌtœlpl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Basstölpel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Basstölpel in German?
Basstölpel appears about once in every 23 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).