Vuvuzela
German, noun/ˌvuːvuˈzeːla/
Vuvuzela is a German feminine noun meaning “vuvuzela (horn)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “südafrikanisches Blasinstrument, das so ähnlich wie das Tröten eines Elefanten klingt und bei Fußballspielen…”.
What does Vuvuzela mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevuvuzela (horn)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. südafrikanisches Blasinstrument, das so ähnlich wie das Tröten eines Elefanten klingt und bei Fußballspielen zum Einsatz kommt
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 Vuvuzela
- Vuvuzelas plural
- Vuvuzelen plural rare
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vuvuzela?
- /ˌvuːvuˈzeːla/
- /ˌvʊvu-/
- [ˌvuvuˈzeːla]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Vuvuzela
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vuvuzela in German?
Vuvuzela appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).