Wasserschwein
German, noun/ˈva.sɐ.ʃvaɪ̯n/
Wasserschwein is spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-S-C-H-W-E-I-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 41 million words in written German, the 381,294th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wasserschwein is a German neuter noun meaning “capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein zu der Gattung Hydrochoerus zählendes Nagetier in Südamerika”.
What does Wasserschwein mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterrarecapybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein zu der Gattung Hydrochoerus zählendes Nagetier in Südamerika
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 Wasserschwein
- Wasserschweines genitive
- Wasserschweins genitive
- Wasserschweine plural
- Wasserschweinchen diminutive neuter
- Wasserschweinen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wasserschwein?
- /ˈva.sɐ.ʃvaɪ̯n/
- [ˈvasɐˌʃvaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Wasserschwein
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Wasserschwein in German?
Wasserschwein appears about once in every 41 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).