Erdmännchen
German, noun/ˈeːrtˌmɛn.çən/
Erdmännchen is spelled E-R-D-M-Ä-N-N-C-H-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 68,093rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erdmännchen is a German neuter noun meaning “meerkat (Suricata suricatta)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zwergenhafter Erdgeist; Wesen, das Zauberkräfte besitzt”.
What does Erdmännchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutermeerkat (Suricata suricatta)
(at least the latter archaic)
- 2
datedneutera gnome or dwarf that lives under the earth
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zwergenhafter Erdgeist; Wesen, das Zauberkräfte besitzt 2. in den Trockengebieten des südlichen Afrikas lebende Manguste
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 Erdmännchen
- Erdmännchens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erdmännchen?
- /ˈeːrtˌmɛn.çən/
- [ˈʔeːɐ̯tˌmɛn.çən]
- [ˈʔɛɐ̯t-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Erdmännchen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Erdmännchen in German?
Erdmännchen 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).