Riesenwelle
German, noun[ˈʁiːzn̩ˌvɛlə]
Riesenwelle is spelled R-I-E-S-E-N-W-E-L-L-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written German, the 244,602nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Riesenwelle is a German feminine noun meaning “rogue wave” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “extreme Erhebung von Wasser, meist über 20 oder 30 Meter hoch”.
What does Riesenwelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerogue wave
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. extreme Erhebung von Wasser, meist über 20 oder 30 Meter hoch 2. Übung am Reck oder Stufenbarren, bei der sich sich der Körper gestreckt um die Stange schwingt
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 Riesenwelle
- Riesenwellen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Riesenwelle?
- [ˈʁiːzn̩ˌvɛlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Riesenwelle in German?
Riesenwelle appears about once in every 19 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).