Erdhörnchen
German, noun/ˈɛʁtˌhœʁnçən/
Erdhörnchen is spelled E-R-D-H-Ö-R-N-C-H-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 170,338th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erdhörnchen is a German neuter noun meaning “ground squirrel (any squirrel of the subfamily Xerinae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Nagetier aus der Familie der Hörnchen”.
What does Erdhörnchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterground squirrel (any squirrel of the subfamily Xerinae)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nagetier aus der Familie der Hörnchen
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 Erdhörnchen
- Erdhörnchens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erdhörnchen?
- /ˈɛʁtˌhœʁnçən/
- [ˈeːɐ̯tˌhœɐ̯nçn̩]
- [ˈeːɐ̯tˌhœʁnçən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Erdhörnchen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Erdhörnchen in German?
Erdhörnchen appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).