Wühlmaus
German, noun[ˈvyːlˌmaʊ̯s]
Wühlmaus is spelled W-Ü-H-L-M-A-U-S (8 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 146,442nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wühlmaus is a German feminine noun meaning “vole” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleines, plumpes, kurzschwänziges Nagetier innerhalb der Unterfamilie der Wühler, mit dickem Kopf, kurzen…”.
What does Wühlmaus mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevole
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleines, plumpes, kurzschwänziges Nagetier innerhalb der Unterfamilie der Wühler, mit dickem Kopf, kurzen Ohren und stumpfer Schnauze, das in Europa, Asien und Nordamerika verbreitet ist und unter der Erde Gänge wühlt 2. artenreiche Unterfamilie der Wühler 3. Person, die im Verborgenen feindselig handelt
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 Wühlmaus
- Wühlmäuse plural
- Wühlmäusen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wühlmaus?
- [ˈvyːlˌmaʊ̯s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Wühlmaus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Wühlmaus in German?
Wühlmaus appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).