Fichtenzapfen
German, noun/ˈfɪçtn̩ˌt͡sap͡fn̩/
Fichtenzapfen is spelled F-I-C-H-T-E-N-Z-A-P-F-E-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 34 million words in written German, the 343,581st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fichtenzapfen is a German masculine noun meaning “spruce cone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “verholzte Frucht der Fichte, bei der die Samen schuppenartig um eine Achse zu einem Zapfen angeordnet sind”.
What does Fichtenzapfen mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinespruce cone
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. verholzte Frucht der Fichte, bei der die Samen schuppenartig um eine Achse zu einem Zapfen angeordnet sind
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 Fichtenzapfen
- Fichtenzapfens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fichtenzapfen?
- /ˈfɪçtn̩ˌt͡sap͡fn̩/
- [ˈfɪçtn̩ˌt͡sap͡fn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Fichtenzapfen in German?
Fichtenzapfen appears about once in every 34 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).