Schnabeltier
German, noun/ʃnɑbɛlˈtiːɐ̯/
Schnabeltier is spelled S-C-H-N-A-B-E-L-T-I-E-R (12 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 104,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schnabeltier is a German neuter noun meaning “platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Säugetier aus der Ordnung der Kloakentiere, das einen Schnabel hat, der dem von Enten ähnelt, und Eier legt”.
What does Schnabeltier mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterplatypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Säugetier aus der Ordnung der Kloakentiere, das einen Schnabel hat, der dem von Enten ähnelt, und Eier legt
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 Schnabeltier
- Schnabeltieres genitive
- Schnabeltiers genitive
- Schnabeltiere plural
- Schnabeltieren dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schnabeltier?
- /ʃnɑbɛlˈtiːɐ̯/
- [ˈʃnaːbl̩ˌtiːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schnabeltier
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schnabeltier in German?
Schnabeltier appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).