Fischgräte
German, noun/ˈfɪʃˌɡʁɛːtə/
Fischgräte is spelled F-I-S-C-H-G-R-Ä-T-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written German, the 317,631st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fischgräte is a German feminine noun meaning “fishbone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “knöcherner, häufig gegabelter Faden oder dünner Stab im Muskelfleisch vieler Knochenfische, umgangssprachlich…”.
What does Fischgräte mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefishbone
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. knöcherner, häufig gegabelter Faden oder dünner Stab im Muskelfleisch vieler Knochenfische, umgangssprachlich auch: Rippe eines Knochenfischs
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 Fischgräte
- Fischgräten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fischgräte?
- /ˈfɪʃˌɡʁɛːtə/
- /ˈfɪʃˌɡʁeːtə/
- [ˈfɪʃˌɡʁɛːtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Fischgräte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Fischgräte in German?
Fischgräte appears about once in every 30 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).