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
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).