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Schwarzkehlchen

German, noun/ˈʃvartsˌkeːlçən/

Schwarzkehlchen is a German neuter noun meaning “the European stonechat (a bird in the flycatcher family, Saxicola rubicola)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein in Mitteleuropa heimischer, jedoch sehr bedrohter Singvogel der Familie der Fliegenschnäpper”.

What does Schwarzkehlchen mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    neuterthe European stonechat (a bird in the flycatcher family, Saxicola rubicola)

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. ein in Mitteleuropa heimischer, jedoch sehr bedrohter Singvogel der Familie der Fliegenschnäpper

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 Schwarzkehlchen

  • Schwarzkehlchens genitive

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Schwarzkehlchen?

  • /ˈʃvartsˌkeːlçən/
  • [ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌkeːlçən]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Schwarzkehlchen

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Schwarzkehlchen in German?

Schwarzkehlchen appears about once in every 32 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).