Türklopfer
German, noun[ˈtyːɐ̯ˌklɔp͡fɐ]
Türklopfer is spelled T-Ü-R-K-L-O-P-F-E-R (10 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written German, the 214,094th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Türklopfer is a German masculine noun meaning “door knocker” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine an einer waagerechten Achse hängende massive, meist metallene Vorrichtung, um besonders an alten Türen…”.
What does Türklopfer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedoor knocker
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine an einer waagerechten Achse hängende massive, meist metallene Vorrichtung, um besonders an alten Türen anzuklopfen
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 Türklopfer
- Türklopfers genitive
- Türklopfern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Türklopfer?
- [ˈtyːɐ̯ˌklɔp͡fɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Türklopfer in German?
Türklopfer appears about once in every 15 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).