Zierfisch
German, noun[ˈt͡siːɐ̯ˌfɪʃ]
Zierfisch is spelled Z-I-E-R-F-I-S-C-H (9 letters) and appears about once in every 43 million words in written German, the 391,488th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zierfisch is a German masculine noun meaning “an ornamental fish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zur Zierde in Aquarien oder Teichen gehaltener Fisch”.
What does Zierfisch mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinean ornamental fish
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zur Zierde in Aquarien oder Teichen gehaltener Fisch
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 Zierfisch
- Zierfisches genitive
- Zierfischs genitive
- Zierfische plural
- Zierfischen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zierfisch?
- [ˈt͡siːɐ̯ˌfɪʃ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Zierfisch in German?
Zierfisch appears about once in every 43 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).