spechteln
German, verb/ˈʃpɛçtl̩n/
spechteln is a German verb meaning “to spy, to watch, to view” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit Verlangen auf etwas spähen, gaffen; spionieren”.
What does spechteln mean in English?
verb
- 1
Austriacolloquialto spy, to watch, to view
- 2
Austriacolloquialto peep, to act as a voyeur
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. mit Verlangen auf etwas spähen, gaffen; spionieren
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 spechteln
- spechtelt present singular third-person
- spechtelte past
- gespechtelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- spechtelnd participle present
- spechtle first-person indicative present
- spechtele first-person indicative present
- spechtel first-person indicative present
- spechtelst indicative present second-person
- spechtelest second-person singular subjunctive
- spechtlest second-person singular subjunctive
- spechtelet plural second-person subjunctive
- spechtlet plural second-person subjunctive
- spechtelten first-person indicative plural
- spechteltest indicative preterite second-person
- spechteltet indicative plural preterite
- spechtle! imperative singular
- spechtelt! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce spechteln?
- /ˈʃpɛçtl̩n/
- [ˈʃb̥e̞çd̥l̩n]
- [ˈʃpɛçtl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.