Spatz
German, noun/ʃpats/
Spatz is spelled S-P-A-T-Z (5 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 27,669th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Spatz is a German masculine noun meaning “sparrow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Sperling (Passer), ein körnerfressender Singvogel, speziell der Haussperling”.
What does Spatz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesparrow
- 2
masculinehouse sparrow (Passer domesticus)
noun
- 1
masculinean affectionate nickname, mostly used towards children, more seldom towards lovers, almost never with friends
Hallo, mein Spatz!
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Sperling (Passer), ein körnerfressender Singvogel, speziell der Haussperling 2. Kosewort für einen geliebten Menschen 3. von einem Brett geschabte Nudeln
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 Spatz
- Spatzes genitive
- Spatzen genitive
- Spatze dative singular
- Spätze plural
- Spätzen dative definite plural
- Spätzchen diminutive
- Spatzi diminutive
- Spatzl diminutive
- Spätzle diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Spatz?
- /ʃpats/
- [ʃpat͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Spatz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Spatz in German?
Spatz appears 1.7 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).