Dronte
German, noun[ˈdʁɔntə]
Dronte is spelled D-R-O-N-T-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 71 million words in written German, the 522,009th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dronte is a German feminine noun meaning “dodo (†Raphus cucullatus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein im 17. Jahrhundert von Seefahrern ausgerotteter, flugunfähiger Vogel, der auf Inseln östlich von…”.
What does Dronte mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedodo (†Raphus cucullatus)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein im 17. Jahrhundert von Seefahrern ausgerotteter, flugunfähiger Vogel, der auf Inseln östlich von Madagaskar gelebt hat
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 Dronte
- Dronten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Dronte?
- [ˈdʁɔntə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Dronte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Dronte in German?
Dronte appears about once in every 71 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).