Riesenkalmar
German, noun[ˈʁiːzn̩ˌkalmaʁ]
Riesenkalmar is spelled R-I-E-S-E-N-K-A-L-M-A-R (12 letters) and appears about once in every 81 million words in written German, the 564,542nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Riesenkalmar is a German masculine noun meaning “giant squid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sehr großer Kalmar”.
What does Riesenkalmar mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegiant squid
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sehr großer Kalmar
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 Riesenkalmar
- Riesenkalmars genitive
- Riesenkalmare plural
- Riesenkalmaren dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Riesenkalmar?
- [ˈʁiːzn̩ˌkalmaʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Riesenkalmar in German?
Riesenkalmar appears about once in every 81 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).