Küchlein
German, noun/ˈkʏçlaɪ̯n/
Küchlein is spelled K-Ü-C-H-L-E-I-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 111,951st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Küchlein is a German neuter noun meaning “chick (young bird)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of Kuchen (“cake”). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Jungtier von Geflügel”.
What does Küchlein mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterobsoletechick (young bird)
noun
- 1
neuterdiminutive of Kuchen (“cake”)
noun
- 1
neuterrarediminutive of Küche (“kitchen”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Jungtier von Geflügel 2. junges Mädchen
noun: 1. kleiner Kuchen 2. „meist kleine, oft aus Teig, Hackfleisch oder anderen Zutaten geformte frittierte, gebratene oder gebackene Speise“
noun: 1. kleine Küche
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 Küchlein
- Küchleins genitive
- Küchelchen alternative
- Küchelein alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Küchlein?
- /ˈkʏçlaɪ̯n/
- /ˈkyːçlaɪ̯n/
- [ˈkyːçlaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Küchlein
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Küchlein in German?
Küchlein appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).