Erdferkel
German, noun/ˈeːrtˌfɛrkəl/
Erdferkel is a German neuter noun meaning “aardvark, earth pig” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nachtaktives Säugetier mit länglicher Schnauze, langer Zunge und hufartigen Krallen, das im südlichen Afrika…”.
What does Erdferkel mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteraardvark, earth pig
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nachtaktives Säugetier mit länglicher Schnauze, langer Zunge und hufartigen Krallen, das im südlichen Afrika lebt und sich von Insekten ernährt
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 Erdferkel
- Erdferkels genitive
- Erdferkeln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erdferkel?
- /ˈeːrtˌfɛrkəl/
- [ˈʔeːɐ̯tˌfɛʁ.kl̩]
- [ˈʔɛɐ̯tˌfɛɐ̯.kl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Erdferkel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Erdferkel in German?
Erdferkel appears about once in every 23 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).