Tierheim
German, noun/ˈtiːɐ̯ˌhaɪ̯m/
Tierheim is spelled T-I-E-R-H-E-I-M (8 letters) and appears 5.0 times per million words in written German, the 12,256th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tierheim is a German neuter noun meaning “animal shelter, dog pound (US), rescue dog (UK)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Einrichtung des Tierschutzes zur Unterbringung von (herrenlosen) Haustieren oder Kleintieren”.
What does Tierheim mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteranimal shelter, dog pound (US), rescue dog (UK)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Einrichtung des Tierschutzes zur Unterbringung von (herrenlosen) Haustieren oder Kleintieren
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 Tierheim
- Tierheimes genitive
- Tierheims genitive
- Tierheime plural
- Tierheimen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Tierheim?
- /ˈtiːɐ̯ˌhaɪ̯m/
- [ˈtiːɐ̯ˌhaɪ̯m]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Tierheim
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Tierheim in German?
Tierheim appears 5.0 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).