Erbsenzähler
German, noun[ˈɛʁpsn̩ˌt͡sɛːlɐ]
Erbsenzähler is spelled E-R-B-S-E-N-Z-Ä-H-L-E-R (12 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 142,439th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erbsenzähler is a German masculine noun meaning “pedantic, petty, stingy person; pedant, bean counter, nitpicker, straw-splitter, pettifogger, miser” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemand, der übertrieben genau, pingelig, kleinlich, geizig ist”.
What does Erbsenzähler mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatorymasculinepedantic, petty, stingy person; pedant, bean counter, nitpicker, straw-splitter, pettifogger, miser
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jemand, der übertrieben genau, pingelig, kleinlich, geizig ist
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 Erbsenzähler
- Erbsenzählers genitive
- Erbsenzählerin feminine
- Erbsenzählern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erbsenzähler?
- [ˈɛʁpsn̩ˌt͡sɛːlɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Erbsenzähler
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Erbsenzähler in German?
Erbsenzähler appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).