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Blechnapf

German, noun[ˈblɛçnapf]

Blechnapf is spelled B-L-E-C-H-N-A-P-F (9 letters) and appears about once in every 23 million words in written German, the 278,604th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Blechnapf is a German masculine noun meaning “tin bowl” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “für Geschirr, insbesondere Teller, Tassen, Kochgeschirr aus Aluminiumblech”.

What does Blechnapf mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinetin bowl

    Wer einmal aus dem Blechnapf frißt

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. für Geschirr, insbesondere Teller, Tassen, Kochgeschirr aus Aluminiumblech 2. Essgeschirr, Kochgeschirr meist in Redewendungen

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 Blechnapf

  • Blechnapfes genitive
  • Blechnapfs genitive
  • Blechnäpfe plural
  • Blechnäpfchen diminutive neuter
  • Blechnapfe dative singular
  • Blechnäpfen dative definite plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Blechnapf?

  • [ˈblɛçnapf]
  • [ˈblɛçˌnap͡f]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Blechnapf in German?

Blechnapf 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).

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