Kanal
German, noun/kaˈnaːl/
Kanal is a German masculine noun meaning “canal (man-made watercourse)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “künstlich errichteter Wasserlauf oder Verkehrsweg”.
What does Kanal mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecanal (man-made watercourse)
- 2
masculinesomething that resembles such a watercourse, e.g. a vessel in the body
- 3
masculinechannel (networks through which pass information, influence, etc.)
- 4
masculinechannel
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. künstlich errichteter Wasserlauf oder Verkehrsweg 2. natürliche Meeresstraße 3. Abwasserentsorgung im Siedlungsgebiet 4. bestimmter Frequenzbereich in Rundfunktechnik
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 Kanal
- Kanales genitive
- Kanals genitive
- Kanäle plural
- Kanälchen diminutive neuter
- Kanale dative singular
- Kanälen dative definite plural
- Canal alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kanal?
- /kaˈnaːl/
- [kaˈnaːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kanal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kanal in German?
Kanal appears 30 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).