Rotschwanz
German, noun/ˈʁoːtˌʃvant͡s/
Rotschwanz is spelled R-O-T-S-C-H-W-A-N-Z (10 letters) and appears about once in every 59 million words in written German, the 470,264th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rotschwanz is a German masculine noun meaning “redstart (bird of the genus Phoenicurus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Singvögel der Familie der Sänger (Muscicapidae)”.
What does Rotschwanz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineredstart (bird of the genus Phoenicurus)
- 2
masculinepale tussock moth (Calliteara pudibunda)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Singvögel der Familie der Sänger (Muscicapidae) 2. Nachtfalter aus der Familie der Trägspanner
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 Rotschwanz
- Rotschwanzes genitive
- Rotschwänze plural
- Rotschwänzchen diminutive neuter
- Rotschwanze dative singular
- Rotschwänzen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rotschwanz?
- /ˈʁoːtˌʃvant͡s/
- [ˈʁoːtˌʃvant͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Rotschwanz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Rotschwanz in German?
Rotschwanz appears about once in every 59 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).