Wattwurm
German, noun/ˈvatˌvʊʁm/
Wattwurm is spelled W-A-T-T-W-U-R-M (8 letters) and appears about once in every 38 million words in written German, the 366,741st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wattwurm is a German masculine noun meaning “lugworm (Arenicola marina)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Arenicola marina, eine Art der Ringelwürmer, die im Watt lebt”.
What does Wattwurm mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelugworm (Arenicola marina)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Arenicola marina, eine Art der Ringelwürmer, die im Watt lebt 2. eine vor allem aus Norddeutschland bekannte Wurstspezialität
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 Wattwurm
- Wattwurmes genitive
- Wattwurms genitive
- Wattwürmer plural
- Wattwurme dative singular
- Wattwürmern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wattwurm?
- /ˈvatˌvʊʁm/
- [ˈvatˌvʊʁm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Wattwurm in German?
Wattwurm appears about once in every 38 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).