Rebhuhn
German, noun[ˈʁeːpˌhuːn]
Rebhuhn is spelled R-E-B-H-U-H-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 82,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rebhuhn is a German neuter noun meaning “grey partridge (Perdix perdix)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “wildlebendes Huhn Europas, größer als die Wachtel”.
What does Rebhuhn mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutergrey partridge (Perdix perdix)
- 2
neuterpartridge (Perdix; any bird of the genus of Galliform gamebirds known collectively as the 'true partridges') (Chiefly used in plural.)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. wildlebendes Huhn Europas, größer als die Wachtel 2. Mitglied der Gattung Rebhühner, zu der [1] gehört
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 Rebhuhn
- Rebhuhnes genitive
- Rebhuhns genitive
- Rebhühner plural
- Rebhuhne dative singular
- Rebhühnern dative definite plural
- Repphuhn alternative archaic
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rebhuhn?
- [ˈʁeːpˌhuːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Rebhuhn
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Rebhuhn in German?
Rebhuhn appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).