Ringelnatter
German, noun[ˈʁɪŋl̩ˌnatɐ]
Ringelnatter is spelled R-I-N-G-E-L-N-A-T-T-E-R (12 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 163,492nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ringelnatter is a German feminine noun meaning “grass snake (Natrix natrix)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Schlange aus der Familie der Nattern mit zwei halbmondförmigen Flecken hinter dem Kopf”.
What does Ringelnatter mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegrass snake (Natrix natrix)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Schlange aus der Familie der Nattern mit zwei halbmondförmigen Flecken hinter dem Kopf
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 Ringelnatter
- Ringelnattern plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ringelnatter?
- [ˈʁɪŋl̩ˌnatɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Ringelnatter in German?
Ringelnatter appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).