Schildkröte
German, noun/ˈʃɪltˌkʁøːtə/
Schildkröte is spelled S-C-H-I-L-D-K-R-Ö-T-E (11 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written German, the 19,862nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schildkröte is a German feminine noun meaning “turtle, tortoise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “im Wasser und an Land lebendes Reptil mit Schutzpanzer”.
What does Schildkröte mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineturtle, tortoise
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. im Wasser und an Land lebendes Reptil mit Schutzpanzer
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 Schildkröte
- Schildkröten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schildkröte?
- /ˈʃɪltˌkʁøːtə/
- [ˈʃɪltˌkʁøːtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schildkröte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schildkröte in German?
Schildkröte appears 2.6 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).