Kohle
German, noun/ˈkoːlə/
Kohle is a German feminine noun meaning “coal (material; either stone coal or charcoal)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Kohl (“cabbage”). The German Wiktionary defines it as “dunkelbraune oder schwarze, stark kohlenstoffhaltige, brennbare Substanz, meist aus fossilisierten Pflanzen…”.
What does Kohle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecoal (material; either stone coal or charcoal)
- 2
femininea coal; a piece of coal
- 3
colloquialfemininemoney; dough; dosh
noun
- 1
nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Kohl (“cabbage”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. dunkelbraune oder schwarze, stark kohlenstoffhaltige, brennbare Substanz, meist aus fossilisierten Pflanzen entstanden 2. Geld 3. zum Zeichnen verwendete Holzkohle 4. elektrische Schleifkontakte eines Elektromotors oder Generators
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 Kohle
- Kohlen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kohle?
- /ˈkoːlə/
- [ˈkʰoːlə]
- [ˈkoːlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kohle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kohle in German?
Kohle appears 23 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).