Zäpfchen
German, noun/ˈt͡sɛp͡fçn̩/
Zäpfchen is spelled Z-Ä-P-F-C-H-E-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 63,211th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zäpfchen is a German neuter noun meaning “uvula” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of Zapfen. The German Wiktionary defines it as “allgemein: kleiner Zapfen”.
What does Zäpfchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdiminutive of Zapfen
- 2
neuteruvula
- 3
neutersuppository
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. allgemein: kleiner Zapfen 2. zapfenartiges, nach unten hängendes muskulöses Gebilde am hinteren Ende des Velums, des weichen Gaumens 3. zapfenförmiges Medikament zum Einführen in After oder Vagina
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 Zäpfchen
- Zäpfchens genitive
- Zäpflein alternative
- Zapferl alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zäpfchen?
- /ˈt͡sɛp͡fçn̩/
- [ˈt͡sɛp͡fçn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Zäpfchen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zäpfchen in German?
Zäpfchen appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).