Schleppnetz
German, noun/ˈʃlɛpˌnɛt͡s/
Schleppnetz is spelled S-C-H-L-E-P-P-N-E-T-Z (11 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written German, the 216,904th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schleppnetz is a German neuter noun meaning “dragnet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein von einem oder zwei Booten gezogener, großer, trichterförmiger Netzsack als Fischfanggerät in der…”.
What does Schleppnetz mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdragnet
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein von einem oder zwei Booten gezogener, großer, trichterförmiger Netzsack als Fischfanggerät in der Seefischerei
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 Schleppnetz
- Schleppnetzes genitive
- Schleppnetze plural
- Schleppnetzen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schleppnetz?
- /ˈʃlɛpˌnɛt͡s/
- [ˈʃlɛpˌnɛt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schleppnetz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schleppnetz in German?
Schleppnetz appears about once in every 15 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).