Schachtelhalm
German, noun/ˈʃaxtl̩ˌhalm/
Schachtelhalm is a German masculine noun meaning “horsetail (plant)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Abteilung (Division) im Reich der Pflanzen (Sphenophyta) mit einer Gattung Equisetum”.
What does Schachtelhalm mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehorsetail (plant)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Abteilung (Division) im Reich der Pflanzen (Sphenophyta) mit einer Gattung Equisetum 2. Pflanze aus dieser einen Gattung Equisetum
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 Schachtelhalm
- Schachtelhalmes genitive
- Schachtelhalms genitive
- Schachtelhalme plural
- Schachtelhälmchen diminutive neuter
- Schachtelhalmen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schachtelhalm?
- /ˈʃaxtl̩ˌhalm/
- [ˈʃaxtl̩ˌhalm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schachtelhalm
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schachtelhalm in German?
Schachtelhalm appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).