Zahl
German, noun
Zahl is a German feminine noun meaning “number, numeral, figure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, zahl is a different word: “singular imperative of zahlen”. On this page, zähl is a different word: “singular imperative of zählen”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “numerischer Wert, Quantität (das Wieviel)”.
What does Zahl mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenumber, numeral, figure
- 2
femininetails (side of a coin)
verb
- 1
singular imperative of zahlen
- 2
colloquialfirst-person singular present of zahlen
verb
- 1
singular imperative of zählen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. numerischer Wert, Quantität (das Wieviel) 2. Anzahl 3. Ziffer 4. Numerus
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 Zahl
- Zahlen plural
- Zale alternative dialectal
- Zal alternative dialectal
- Zahle alternative archaic
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Zahl
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zahl in German?
Zahl appears 120 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).