Fischchen
German, noun/ˈfɪʃçən/
Fischchen is spelled F-I-S-C-H-C-H-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 130,853rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fischchen is a German neuter noun meaning “synonym of Silberfischchen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of Fisch. The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleiner Fisch”.
What does Fischchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdiminutive of Fisch
- 2
datedneutersynonym of Silberfischchen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleiner Fisch 2. flügelloses Insekt aus der Ordnung Zygentoma 3. magnetisches, meist mit Glas überzogenes Stäbchen zum Rühren von Flüssigkeiten mit einem Magnetrührer
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 Fischchen
- Fischchens genitive
- Fischerl alternative
- Fischlein alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fischchen?
- /ˈfɪʃçən/
- [ˈfɪʃçən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Fischchen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Fischchen in German?
Fischchen appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).