Höhlenmalerei
German, noun[ˈhøːlənmaːləˌʁaɪ̯]
Höhlenmalerei is spelled H-Ö-H-L-E-N-M-A-L-E-R-E-I (13 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written German, the 195,050th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Höhlenmalerei is a German feminine noun meaning “cave painting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Klassische Gattungsbezeichnung für zweidimensionale Kunstwerke aus Farben in Höhlen”.
What does Höhlenmalerei mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecave painting
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Klassische Gattungsbezeichnung für zweidimensionale Kunstwerke aus Farben in Höhlen 2. Werk aus ^([1]) 3. Vorgang des Herstellens von Gemälden an Höhlenwänden
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 Höhlenmalerei
- Höhlenmalereien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Höhlenmalerei?
- [ˈhøːlənmaːləˌʁaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Höhlenmalerei in German?
Höhlenmalerei appears about once in every 13 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).