Ente
German, noun/ˈɛntə/
Ente is spelled E-N-T-E (4 letters) and appears 6.0 times per million words in written German, the 10,637th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ente is a German feminine noun meaning “duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleinerer Wasservogel aus der Familie der Entenvögel (Anatidae), speziell”.
What does Ente mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineduck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)
- 2
femininemallard; the most common duck species in the area, thought of as the typical duck
- 3
feminineinformalCitroën 2CV (an economy car produced by the French company Citroën)
- 4
femininebedpan (bedpan for holding urine)
- 5
femininecanard (false or misleading report)
einer Ente aufsitzen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleinerer Wasservogel aus der Familie der Entenvögel (Anatidae), speziell 2. das Weibchen 3. die Hausente 4. Ente(n)^([1]) als Speise
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 Ente
- Enten plural
- Entchen diminutive neuter
- Entlein diminutive neuter
- Enterich masculine
- Erpel masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ente?
- /ˈɛntə/
- [ˈʔɛn.tʰə]
- [ˈɛntə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ente in German?
Ente appears 6.0 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).