Findelkind
German, noun/ˈfɪndəlˌkɪnt/
Findelkind is spelled F-I-N-D-E-L-K-I-N-D (10 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 94,067th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Findelkind is a German neuter noun meaning “foundling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kleinkind, das verlassen/hilflos aufgefunden oder von seinen Eltern ausgesetzt wurde”.
What does Findelkind mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterfoundling
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kleinkind, das verlassen/hilflos aufgefunden oder von seinen Eltern ausgesetzt wurde
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 Findelkind
- Findelkindes genitive
- Findelkinds genitive
- Findelkinder plural
- Findelkinde dative singular
- Findelkindern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Findelkind?
- /ˈfɪndəlˌkɪnt/
- [ˈfɪndl̩ˌkɪnt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Findelkind
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Findelkind in German?
Findelkind appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).