Wöchnerin
German, noun/ˈvœçnəʁɪn/
Wöchnerin is spelled W-Ö-C-H-N-E-R-I-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 24 million words in written German, the 282,248th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wöchnerin is a German feminine noun meaning “puerpera; woman in childbed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Frau in den ersten sechs bis acht Wochen nach der Geburt, in denen sich die Geschlechtsorgane (mit…”.
What does Wöchnerin mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepuerpera; woman in childbed
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Frau in den ersten sechs bis acht Wochen nach der Geburt, in denen sich die Geschlechtsorgane (mit Ausnahme der Brüste) auf ihren Zustand vor der Schwangerschaft zurückbilden
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 Wöchnerin
- Wöchnerinnen plural
- Wöchner masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wöchnerin?
- /ˈvœçnəʁɪn/
- [ˈvœçnəʁɪn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Wöchnerin in German?
Wöchnerin appears about once in every 24 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).