Hähnchen
German, noun/ˈhɛːnçən/
Hähnchen is spelled H-Ä-H-N-C-H-E-N (8 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written German, the 19,862nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hähnchen is a German neuter noun meaning “a slaughtered chicken (of either sex) for food” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of Hahn: little rooster, cock. The German Wiktionary defines it as “jung geschlachtetes Huhn beiderlei Geschlechts”.
What does Hähnchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdiminutive of Hahn: little rooster, cock
- 2
neutera slaughtered chicken (of either sex) for food
ein halbes Hähnchen
- 3
neuterchicken (meat)
Ist das Schwein oder Hähnchen?
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jung geschlachtetes Huhn beiderlei Geschlechts 2. Entomologie, in Zusammensetzungen bei einigen wenigen Blattkäfern aus der Unterfamilie Criocerínae
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 Hähnchen
- Hähnchens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hähnchen?
- /ˈhɛːnçən/
- [ˈhɛːn.çən]
- [ˈheːn-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hähnchen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hähnchen in German?
Hähnchen appears 2.6 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).