Meeresschildkröte
German, noun[ˈmeːʁəsˌʃɪltkʁøːtə]
Meeresschildkröte is spelled M-E-E-R-E-S-S-C-H-I-L-D-K-R-Ö-T-E (17 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written German, the 235,032nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Meeresschildkröte is a German feminine noun meaning “sea turtle (any turtle that inhabits oceans)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Tierfamilie in der Ordnung der Schildkröten”.
What does Meeresschildkröte mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesea turtle (any turtle that inhabits oceans)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Tierfamilie in der Ordnung der Schildkröten 2. ein Vertreter der Meeresschildkröten
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 Meeresschildkröte
- Meeresschildkröten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Meeresschildkröte?
- [ˈmeːʁəsˌʃɪltkʁøːtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Meeresschildkröte in German?
Meeresschildkröte appears about once in every 17 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).