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Wachsfigur

German, noun/ˈvaks.fi.ɡuːɐ̯/

Wachsfigur is spelled W-A-C-H-S-F-I-G-U-R (10 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 127,251st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wachsfigur is a German feminine noun meaning “wax figure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Nachbildung einer (prominenten) Person in Wachs”.

What does Wachsfigur mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininewax figure

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Nachbildung einer (prominenten) Person in Wachs

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 Wachsfigur

  • Wachsfiguren plural
  • Wachsfigürchen diminutive neuter
  • Wachsfigürlein diminutive neuter

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Wachsfigur?

  • /ˈvaks.fi.ɡuːɐ̯/
  • [ˈvaksfiˌɡuːɐ̯]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Wachsfigur

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Wachsfigur in German?

Wachsfigur appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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