Schalentier
German, noun[ˈʃaːlənˌtiːɐ̯]
Schalentier is spelled S-C-H-A-L-E-N-T-I-E-R (11 letters) and appears about once in every 89 million words in written German, the 594,587th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schalentier is a German neuter noun meaning “crustacean” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Sammelbezeichnung für eine Reihe von essbaren Meerestieren mit einer Schale”.
What does Schalentier mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutercrustacean
- 2
neutershellfish
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sammelbezeichnung für eine Reihe von essbaren Meerestieren mit einer Schale
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 Schalentier
- Schalentieres genitive
- Schalentiers genitive
- Schalentiere plural
- Schalentieren dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schalentier?
- [ˈʃaːlənˌtiːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schalentier
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schalentier in German?
Schalentier appears about once in every 89 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).