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Fontanelle

German, noun[fɔntaˈnɛlə]

Fontanelle is a German feminine noun meaning “fontanelle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Lücke in der Schädeldecke bei Neugeborenen”.

What does Fontanelle mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininefontanelle

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Lücke in der Schädeldecke bei Neugeborenen

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 Fontanelle

  • Fontanellen plural
  • Fontanell variant archaic

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Fontanelle?

  • [fɔntaˈnɛlə]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Fontanelle

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Fontanelle in German?

Fontanelle appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).