Schildpatt
German, noun/ˈʃɪltˌpat/
Schildpatt is spelled S-C-H-I-L-D-P-A-T-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 159,136th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schildpatt is a German neuter noun meaning “tortoiseshell” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “durchscheinend gelbliches bis rötliches, bräunlich bis schwarz geflammt oder gewölkt gemustertes Material aus…”.
What does Schildpatt mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutertortoiseshell
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. durchscheinend gelbliches bis rötliches, bräunlich bis schwarz geflammt oder gewölkt gemustertes Material aus dem Hornschild von Seeschildkröten, besonders der Karettschildkröte, das unter Wärmeeinwirkung gepresst werden 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 Schildpatt
- Schildpattes genitive
- Schildpatts genitive
- Schildpatte dative singular
- Schildpadd variant
- Schildplatt variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schildpatt?
- /ˈʃɪltˌpat/
- [ˈʃɪltˌpat]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schildpatt
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schildpatt in German?
Schildpatt appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).