Wandertaube
German, noun[ˈvandɐˌtaʊ̯bə]
Wandertaube is spelled W-A-N-D-E-R-T-A-U-B-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written German, the 293,729th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wandertaube is a German feminine noun meaning “passenger pigeon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ausgestorbene nordamerikanische Vogelart aus der Familie der Tauben (Columbidae).Ectopistes migratorius”.
What does Wandertaube mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepassenger pigeon
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ausgestorbene nordamerikanische Vogelart aus der Familie der Tauben (Columbidae).Ectopistes migratorius
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 Wandertaube
- Wandertauben plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wandertaube?
- [ˈvandɐˌtaʊ̯bə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Wandertaube in German?
Wandertaube appears about once in every 26 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).