Fischlein
German, noun[ˈfɪʃlaɪ̯n]
Fischlein is spelled F-I-S-C-H-L-E-I-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 144,446th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fischlein is a German neuter noun meaning “diminutive of Fisch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleiner Fisch”.
What does Fischlein mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdiminutive of Fisch
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleiner Fisch
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 Fischlein
- Fischleins genitive
- Fischchen alternative
- Fischerl alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fischlein?
- [ˈfɪʃlaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Fischlein
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Fischlein in German?
Fischlein appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).