Kiebitz
German, noun/ˈkiːbɪt͡s/
Kiebitz is spelled K-I-E-B-I-T-Z (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 96,776th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kiebitz is a German masculine noun meaning “northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Regenpfeifer aus der Gattung Vanellus”.
What does Kiebitz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinenorthern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
- 2
masculineany bird of the Vanellus subfamily of medium-sized wading birds belonging to the family Charadriidae
- 3
masculinea type of ultralight airplane, Platzer Kiebitz
- 4
masculinea type of biplane, Focke Wulf S 24 Kiebitz
noun
- 1
masculinekibitzer, bystander (person who watches, possibly giving unwanted comments, especially a card game, but also work being done etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Regenpfeifer aus der Gattung Vanellus 2. der heimische , ein Vogel mit aufrichtbarer schwarzer Federhaube
noun: 1. Zuschauer beim Kartenspiel, störender Zuschauer und Ratgeber beim Schachspiel
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 Kiebitz
- Kiebitzes genitive
- Kiebitze plural
- Kiebitzen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kiebitz?
- /ˈkiːbɪt͡s/
- [ˈkiːbɪt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kiebitz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kiebitz in German?
Kiebitz appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).