Fischtreppe
German, noun/ˈfɪʃtʁɛpə/
Fischtreppe is spelled F-I-S-C-H-T-R-E-P-P-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 165,772nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fischtreppe is a German feminine noun meaning “fish ladder” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “„(meist) treppenartig abgestuft ineinander übergehende kleine Wasserbecken, über die stromaufwärts wandernde…”.
What does Fischtreppe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefish ladder
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. „(meist) treppenartig abgestuft ineinander übergehende kleine Wasserbecken, über die stromaufwärts wandernde Fische Hindernisse überwinden können“
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 Fischtreppe
- Fischtreppen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fischtreppe?
- /ˈfɪʃtʁɛpə/
- [ˈfɪʃˌtʁɛpə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Fischtreppe in German?
Fischtreppe appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).