Enkelkind
German, noun/ˈɛŋkl̩ˌkɪnt/
Enkelkind is spelled E-N-K-E-L-K-I-N-D (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 56,856th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Enkelkind is a German neuter noun meaning “grandchild” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “männliches oder weibliches Kind von Sohn oder Tochter”.
What does Enkelkind mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutergrandchild
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. männliches oder weibliches Kind von Sohn oder Tochter
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 Enkelkind
- Enkelkindes genitive
- Enkelkinds genitive
- Enkelkinder plural
- Enkelkinde dative singular
- Enkelkindern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Enkelkind?
- /ˈɛŋkl̩ˌkɪnt/
- [ˈɛŋkl̩ˌkɪnt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Enkelkind
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Enkelkind in German?
Enkelkind 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).