Matroschka
German, noun/maˈtʁɔʃka/
Matroschka is spelled M-A-T-R-O-S-C-H-K-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written German, the 267,890th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Matroschka is a German feminine noun meaning “alternative spelling of Matrjoschka” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von Hand gefertigte, aus Russland stammende Schachtelpuppe aus Birken- oder Lindenholz”.
What does Matroschka mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealternative spelling of Matrjoschka
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. von Hand gefertigte, aus Russland stammende Schachtelpuppe aus Birken- oder Lindenholz
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 Matroschka
- Matroschkas plural
- Matrioschka variant
- Matrjoschka variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Matroschka?
- /maˈtʁɔʃka/
- [maˈtʁɔʃka]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Matroschka in German?
Matroschka appears about once in every 22 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).