Zeitungsente
German, noun/ˈtsaɪ̯tʊŋsˌ(ʔ)ɛntə/
Zeitungsente is spelled Z-E-I-T-U-N-G-S-E-N-T-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 192,441st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zeitungsente is a German feminine noun meaning “canard (false or misleading report)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Falschmeldung in einer Zeitung”.
What does Zeitungsente mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecanard (false or misleading report)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Falschmeldung in einer Zeitung
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 Zeitungsente
- Zeitungsenten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zeitungsente?
- /ˈtsaɪ̯tʊŋsˌ(ʔ)ɛntə/
- [ˈt͡saɪ̯tʊŋsˌʔɛntə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Zeitungsente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zeitungsente in German?
Zeitungsente appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).