Pygmäe
German, noun[pʏˈɡmɛːə]
Pygmäe is spelled P-Y-G-M-Ä-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 65 million words in written German, the 495,385th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pygmäe is a German feminine noun meaning “Pygmy, pygmy (member of one of various Ancient Equatorial African tribal peoples, notable for their very short stature)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Angehöriger eines afrikanischen Volksgruppe, deren Kennzeichnen eine geringe Körpergröße ist”.
What does Pygmäe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininePygmy, pygmy (member of one of various Ancient Equatorial African tribal peoples, notable for their very short stature)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Angehöriger eines afrikanischen Volksgruppe, deren Kennzeichnen eine geringe Körpergröße ist
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 Pygmäe
- die Pygmäe definite nominative
- Pygmäer genitive
- der Pygmäen definite genitive
- die Pygmäen definite plural
- Pygmäen dative plural strong
- Pygmäin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pygmäe?
- [pʏˈɡmɛːə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Pygmäe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Pygmäe in German?
Pygmäe appears about once in every 65 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).