Wetterfrosch
German, noun/ˈvɛtərˌfrɔʃ/
Wetterfrosch is spelled W-E-T-T-E-R-F-R-O-S-C-H (12 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 132,783rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wetterfrosch is a German masculine noun meaning “A frog kept in a jar with a small ladder; when the frog climbed up the ladder, this was seen as an indication of warmer weather in the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Laubfrosch, der in einem Glas gehalten wird und durch seine Position auf einer Leiter das Wetter vorhersagen…”.
What does Wetterfrosch mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineA frog kept in a jar with a small ladder; when the frog climbed up the ladder, this was seen as an indication of warmer weather in the following days.
- 2
masculineA meterologist, weatherman.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Laubfrosch, der in einem Glas gehalten wird und durch seine Position auf einer Leiter das Wetter vorhersagen soll 2. Meteorologe; Person, die eine Wettervorhersage moderiert oder sich für das Wetter interessiert
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 Wetterfrosch
- Wetterfrosches genitive
- Wetterfroschs genitive
- Wetterfrösche plural
- Wetterfrosche dative singular
- Wetterfröschen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wetterfrosch?
- /ˈvɛtərˌfrɔʃ/
- [ˈvɛ.tɐˌfʁɔʃ]
- [ˈʋ-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Wetterfrosch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Wetterfrosch in German?
Wetterfrosch appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).