Katzenauge
German, noun/ˈkat͡sn̩ˌʔaʊ̯ɡə/
Katzenauge is spelled K-A-T-Z-E-N-A-U-G-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written German, the 257,657th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Katzenauge is a German neuter noun meaning “cat's eye, rear reflector” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Auge einer Katze”.
What does Katzenauge mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutercat's eye, rear reflector
- 2
neuterchatoyant
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Auge einer Katze 2. Reflektor an Fahrzeugen, insbesondere am Fahrrad 3. reflektierender Lichteffekt bei Mineralien und Schmucksteinen
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 Katzenauge
- Katzenauges genitive
- Katzenaugen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Katzenauge?
- /ˈkat͡sn̩ˌʔaʊ̯ɡə/
- [ˈkat͡sn̩ˌʔaʊ̯ɡə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Katzenauge in German?
Katzenauge appears about once in every 20 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).