Riesenschildkröte
German, noun/ˈʁiːzn̩ˌʃɪltkʁøːtə/
Riesenschildkröte is spelled R-I-E-S-E-N-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 232,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Riesenschildkröte is a German feminine noun meaning “giant tortoise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sehr große Schildkröte”.
What does Riesenschildkröte mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegiant tortoise
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sehr große Schildkröte
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 Riesenschildkröte
- Riesenschildkröten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Riesenschildkröte?
- /ˈʁiːzn̩ˌʃɪltkʁøːtə/
- [ˈʁiːzn̩ˌʃɪltkʁøːtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Riesenschildkröte in German?
Riesenschildkröte 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).