Krustentier
German, noun/ˈkʁʊstn̩ˌtiːɐ/
Krustentier is spelled K-R-U-S-T-E-N-T-I-E-R (11 letters) and appears about once in every 56 million words in written German, the 458,101st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Krustentier is a German neuter noun meaning “edible crustacean” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “als Lebensmittel nutzbares Krebstier”.
What does Krustentier mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteredible crustacean
Zu den Schalen- und Krustentieren werden verschiedene Arten von essbaren Weichtieren, Krebstieren und Stachelhäutern gezählt.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. als Lebensmittel nutzbares Krebstier
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 Krustentier
- Krustentieres genitive
- Krustentiers genitive
- Krustentiere plural
- Krustentieren dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Krustentier?
- /ˈkʁʊstn̩ˌtiːɐ/
- /ˈkʁʊstənˌtiːɐ/
- [ˈkʁʊstn̩ˌtiːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Krustentier
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Krustentier in German?
Krustentier appears about once in every 56 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).