Elch
German, noun/ɛlç/
Elch is spelled E-L-C-H (4 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 33,501st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Elch is a German masculine noun meaning “moose (US), elk (UK) (Alces alces)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(in der Tundra und den Sumpfwäldern des nördlichen Eurasiens und Nordamerikas beheimateter) größter heute…”.
What does Elch mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemoose (US), elk (UK) (Alces alces)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (in der Tundra und den Sumpfwäldern des nördlichen Eurasiens und Nordamerikas beheimateter) größter heute noch vorkommender Vertreter (Alces alces) der Hirsche (Cervidae) mit kurzem wuchtigen, rotbraunem bis schwarzbraunem Rumpf, dazu relativ langen, grauweißen Läufen und einem Schaufelgeweih 2. Ehemann, der betrogen wurde
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 Elch
- Elches genitive
- Elchs genitive
- Elche plural
- Elchbulle masculine
- Elchkuh feminine
- Elchin feminine
- Elchen dative definite plural
- Elk alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Elch?
- /ɛlç/
- [ʔɛlʲç]
- [ʔɛltʲç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Elch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Elch in German?
Elch appears 1.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).