Faultier
German, noun[ˈfaʊ̯lˌtiːɐ̯]
Faultier is spelled F-A-U-L-T-I-E-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 72,255th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Faultier is a German neuter noun meaning “sloth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Faultiere bilden eine Unterordnung der Ordnung der zahnarmen Säugetiere”.
What does Faultier mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutersloth
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Faultiere bilden eine Unterordnung der Ordnung der zahnarmen Säugetiere. 2. Bezeichnung für eine faule Person (Faulenzer)
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 Faultier
- Faultieres genitive
- Faultiers genitive
- Faultiere plural
- Faultieren dative definite plural
- Faultierchen diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Faultier?
- [ˈfaʊ̯lˌtiːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Faultier
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Faultier in German?
Faultier appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).