Fistelstimme
German, noun[ˈfɪstl̩ˌʃtɪmə]
Fistelstimme is spelled F-I-S-T-E-L-S-T-I-M-M-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 189,851st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fistelstimme is a German feminine noun meaning “A voice above one's normal pitch, used for speaking rather than singing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “hohe Männerstimmlage ohne Brustresonanz”.
What does Fistelstimme mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineA voice above one's normal pitch, used for speaking rather than singing.
- 2
feminineSomeone speaking in such a voice.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. hohe Männerstimmlage ohne Brustresonanz
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 Fistelstimme
- Fistelstimmen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fistelstimme?
- [ˈfɪstl̩ˌʃtɪmə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Fistelstimme in German?
Fistelstimme appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).