Pfannkuchen

/ˈpfanˌkuːxn̩/

der noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Pfannkuchen

Meaning

  1. pancake

    Built from Pfanne (pan) + Kuchen (cake).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Pfanne pan
  • Kuchen cake

Similar words

Eierkuchen

Near-total synonyms for "pancake," a regional variation — but watch out, in Berlin Pfannkuchen confusingly means a jelly doughnut, not a pancake.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

panqueca

panqueca is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "pancake."

Practice

1 What does Pfannkuchen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Zum Frühstück gab es ___ mit Sirup.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Pfannkuchen?

See also

nouncompound

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