Brieftaube
German, noun[ˈbʁiːfˌtaʊ̯bə]
Brieftaube is spelled B-R-I-E-F-T-A-U-B-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 92,701st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brieftaube is a German feminine noun meaning “a homing pigeon (racing pigeon, homer) is a breed or variety of domestic pigeon with a strong homing instinct that is used as a message…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Eine Taubenrasse, die ursprünglich zur Nachrichtenübermittlung diente und heute oft zu Sportzwecken…”.
What does Brieftaube mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea homing pigeon (racing pigeon, homer) is a breed or variety of domestic pigeon with a strong homing instinct that is used as a message courier or in the sport of pigeon racing
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Eine Taubenrasse, die ursprünglich zur Nachrichtenübermittlung diente und heute oft zu Sportzwecken (Brieftaubenwettflüge) genutzt wird.
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 Brieftaube
- Brieftauben plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Brieftaube?
- [ˈbʁiːfˌtaʊ̯bə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Brieftaube in German?
Brieftaube 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).