Stelzenläufer
German, noun[ˈʃtɛlt͡sn̩ˌlɔɪ̯fɐ]
Stelzenläufer is spelled S-T-E-L-Z-E-N-L-Ä-U-F-E-R (13 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written German, the 228,970th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stelzenläufer is a German masculine noun meaning “stilt (Himantopus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemand, der Stelzen benutzt”.
What does Stelzenläufer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinestilt (Himantopus)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jemand, der Stelzen benutzt 2. schwarz-weißer Vogel mit langen, roten Beinen
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 Stelzenläufer
- Stelzenläufers genitive
- Stelzenläufern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Stelzenläufer?
- [ˈʃtɛlt͡sn̩ˌlɔɪ̯fɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Stelzenläufer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Stelzenläufer in German?
Stelzenläufer appears about once in every 17 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).