Weibchen
German, noun/ˈvaɪ̯pçən/
Weibchen is spelled W-E-I-B-C-H-E-N (8 letters) and appears 6.9 times per million words in written German, the 9,526th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Weibchen is a German neuter noun meaning “female (of an animal)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of Weib. The German Wiktionary defines it as “weibliches Tier”.
What does Weibchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdiminutive of Weib
- 2
neuterfemale (of an animal)
Coordinate term: Männchen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. weibliches Tier 2. kleines Weib, kleine Frau (Frauchen)
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 Weibchen
- Weibchens genitive
- [1] ♀ symbol
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Weibchen?
- /ˈvaɪ̯pçən/
- [ˈvaɪ̯pçən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Weibchen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Weibchen in German?
Weibchen appears 6.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).