Schaukelpferd
German, noun[ˈʃaʊ̯kl̩ˌp͡feːɐ̯t]
Schaukelpferd is spelled S-C-H-A-U-K-E-L-P-F-E-R-D (13 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 132,783rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schaukelpferd is a German neuter noun meaning “rocking horse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kinderspielzeug aus Holz in Form eines Pferdes, auf dem man schaukeln kann”.
What does Schaukelpferd mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterrocking horse
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kinderspielzeug aus Holz in Form eines Pferdes, auf dem man schaukeln kann
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 Schaukelpferd
- Schaukelpferdes genitive
- Schaukelpferds genitive
- Schaukelpferde plural
- Schaukelpferdchen diminutive neuter
- Schaukelpferden dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schaukelpferd?
- [ˈʃaʊ̯kl̩ˌp͡feːɐ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schaukelpferd in German?
Schaukelpferd appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).