Zauneidechse
German, noun[ˈt͡saʊ̯nʔaɪ̯ˌdɛksə]
Zauneidechse is spelled Z-A-U-N-E-I-D-E-C-H-S-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written German, the 219,861st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zauneidechse is a German feminine noun meaning “sand lizard (Lacerta agilis)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein etwa 20 cm langes Reptil aus der Familie der Echten Eidechsen, das von Mittel- und Nordeuropa…”.
What does Zauneidechse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesand lizard (Lacerta agilis)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein etwa 20 cm langes Reptil aus der Familie der Echten Eidechsen, das von Mittel- und Nordeuropa stellenweise bis Mittelasien verbreitet ist
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 Zauneidechse
- Zauneidechsen plural
- Zauneidechschen diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zauneidechse?
- [ˈt͡saʊ̯nʔaɪ̯ˌdɛksə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Zauneidechse in German?
Zauneidechse appears about once in every 15 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).