Stachelschwein
German, noun/ˈʃtaxəlˌʃvaɪ̯n/
Stachelschwein is a German neuter noun meaning “porcupine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “großes Nagetier mit langen Stacheln”.
What does Stachelschwein mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterporcupine
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. großes Nagetier mit langen Stacheln
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 Stachelschwein
- Stachelschweins genitive
- Stachelschweines genitive
- Stachelschweine plural
- Stachelschweinen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Stachelschwein?
- /ˈʃtaxəlˌʃvaɪ̯n/
- [ˈʃta.χl̩ˌʃʋaɪ̯n]
- [ˈʃtaxl̩ˌʃvaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Stachelschwein
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Stachelschwein in German?
Stachelschwein appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).