Zilpzalp
German, noun/ˈt͡sɪlpt͡salp/
Zilpzalp is a German masculine noun meaning “common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vogel aus der Familie der Grasmückenartigen”.
What does Zilpzalp mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecommon chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vogel aus der Familie der Grasmückenartigen
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 Zilpzalp
- Zilpzalps genitive
- Zilpzalpe plural
- Zilpzalpen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zilpzalp?
- /ˈt͡sɪlpt͡salp/
- [ˈt͡sɪlpˌt͡salp]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Zilpzalp
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zilpzalp in German?
Zilpzalp appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).