Wachtelei
German, noun/ˈvaxtəlˌʔaɪ̯/
Wachtelei is a German neuter noun meaning “quail egg” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Ei des kleinsten europäischen Hühnervogels, der Wachtel”.
What does Wachtelei mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterquail egg
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Ei des kleinsten europäischen Hühnervogels, der Wachtel
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 Wachtelei
- Wachteleies genitive
- Wachteleis genitive
- Wachteleier plural
- Wachteleie dative singular
- Wachteleiern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wachtelei?
- /ˈvaxtəlˌʔaɪ̯/
- [ˈvaxtl̩ˌʔaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Wachtelei in German?
Wachtelei appears about once in every 59 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).