Drossel
German, noun
Drossel is spelled D-R-O-S-S-E-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 57,755th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Drossel is a German feminine noun meaning “thrush (songbird of the family Turdidae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, drossel is a different word: “first-person singular present”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Gattung insektenfressender Singvogel, deutlich größer als ein Spatz”.
What does Drossel mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethrush (songbird of the family Turdidae)
noun
- 1
femininethrottle (valve)
- 2
femininegorge of game
- 3
archaicfemininethroat
verb
- 1
first-person singular present
- 2
singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Gattung insektenfressender Singvogel, deutlich größer als ein Spatz 2. die Singdrossel, die zur Gattung der Echten Drosseln gehört 3. die Familie Turdidae
noun: 1. Luftröhre, Kehle des Wildes 2. eine Vorrichtung zur Regulierung der Durchflussmenge 3. ein passives, induktives elektrisches Bauteil zur Energiespeicherung oder Störungsdämpfung
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 Drossel
- Drosseln plural
- Drosselchen diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Drossel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Drossel in German?
Drossel appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).