Uferschwalbe
German, noun[ˈuːfɐˌʃvalbə]
Uferschwalbe is spelled U-F-E-R-S-C-H-W-A-L-B-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 56 million words in written German, the 458,101st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Uferschwalbe is a German feminine noun meaning “sand martin (Riparia riparia)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleinste europäische Art aus der Familie der Schwalben (Hirundinidae)”.
What does Uferschwalbe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesand martin (Riparia riparia)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleinste europäische Art aus der Familie der Schwalben (Hirundinidae)
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 Uferschwalbe
- Uferschwalben plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Uferschwalbe?
- [ˈuːfɐˌʃvalbə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Uferschwalbe in German?
Uferschwalbe appears about once in every 56 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).