Wackelpeter
German, noun/ˈvakl̩ˌpeːtɐ/
Wackelpeter is spelled W-A-C-K-E-L-P-E-T-E-R (11 letters) and appears about once in every 55 million words in written German, the 452,179th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wackelpeter is a German masculine noun meaning “jelly pudding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Wackelpudding, ein Pudding, der bei Berührung in eine wackelnde, zitternde Bewegung gerät”.
What does Wackelpeter mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinejelly pudding
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Wackelpudding, ein Pudding, der bei Berührung in eine wackelnde, zitternde Bewegung gerät
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 Wackelpeter
- Wackelpeters genitive
- Wackelpetern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wackelpeter?
- /ˈvakl̩ˌpeːtɐ/
- [ˈvakl̩ˌpeːtɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Wackelpeter
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Wackelpeter in German?
Wackelpeter appears about once in every 55 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).