Regenpfeifer
German, noun/ˈreːɡənˌ(p)faɪ̯fər/
Regenpfeifer is spelled R-E-G-E-N-P-F-E-I-F-E-R (12 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written German, the 261,124th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Regenpfeifer is a German masculine noun meaning “plover (wading bird of the family Charadriidae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Watvogel aus der Gattung Pluvialis”.
What does Regenpfeifer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineplover (wading bird of the family Charadriidae)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Watvogel aus der Gattung Pluvialis 2. Watvogel aus der Gattung Charadrius 3. die übergeordnete Familie Charadriidae
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 Regenpfeifer
- Regenpfeifers genitive
- Regenpfeifern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Regenpfeifer?
- /ˈreːɡənˌ(p)faɪ̯fər/
- [ˈʁeː.ɡŋ̍ˌpfaɪ̯.fɐ]
- [-ɡən-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Regenpfeifer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Regenpfeifer in German?
Regenpfeifer appears about once in every 21 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).