Trommelfell
German, noun/ˈtʁɔməlˌfɛl/
Trommelfell is spelled T-R-O-M-M-E-L-F-E-L-L (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 56,856th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trommelfell is a German neuter noun meaning “drumhead” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Membran, mit der eine Trommel oder ein anderes Membranophon bespannt ist”.
What does Trommelfell mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdrumhead
- 2
neutereardrum
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Membran, mit der eine Trommel oder ein anderes Membranophon bespannt ist 2. Membran, die Außenohr und Mittelohr trennt und die akustische Schwingungen aufnimmt
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 Trommelfell
- Trommelfelles genitive
- Trommelfells genitive
- Trommelfelle plural
- Trommelfellen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Trommelfell?
- /ˈtʁɔməlˌfɛl/
- [ˈtʁɔml̩ˌfɛl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Trommelfell
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Trommelfell in German?
Trommelfell appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).