Felchen
German, noun/ˈfɛlçn̩/
Felchen is spelled F-E-L-C-H-E-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written German, the 208,435th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Felchen is a German masculine noun meaning “whitefish (freshwater fish in the genus Coregonus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Fisch der Gattung Coregonus aus der Familie der Salmoniden (Lachsartigen), speziell auch ein circa 40–60 cm…”.
What does Felchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
Switzerlandmasculinewhitefish (freshwater fish in the genus Coregonus)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fisch der Gattung Coregonus aus der Familie der Salmoniden (Lachsartigen), speziell auch ein circa 40–60 cm langer Fisch mit geschätztem weißen Fleisch, der in vielen Alpenseen heimisch 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 Felchen
- Felchens genitive
- Felche alternative Swiss
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Felchen?
- /ˈfɛlçn̩/
- [ˈfɛlçn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Felchen in German?
Felchen appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).