Wolfsgrube
German, noun[ˈvɔlfsˌɡʁuːbə]
Wolfsgrube is spelled W-O-L-F-S-G-R-U-B-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written German, the 264,454th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wolfsgrube is a German feminine noun meaning “wolf pit, a deep, covered pit for trapping wolves” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Wolfsgrube mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewolf pit, a deep, covered pit for trapping wolves
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Wolfsgrube
- Wolfsgruben plural
- Wolfesgrube alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wolfsgrube?
- [ˈvɔlfsˌɡʁuːbə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Wolfsgrube in German?
Wolfsgrube appears about once in every 21 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).