Ampulle
German, noun[amˈpʊlə]
Ampulle is spelled A-M-P-U-L-L-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 65,066th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ampulle is a German feminine noun meaning “ampoule (small glass vial)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “luftdicht, oft unter Vakuum, verschlossenes Glasgefäß zur Aufbewahrung von Stoffen, die ihre Eigenschaften…”.
What does Ampulle mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineampoule (small glass vial)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. luftdicht, oft unter Vakuum, verschlossenes Glasgefäß zur Aufbewahrung von Stoffen, die ihre Eigenschaften unter Lufteinfluss ändern würden, zum Beispiel luftempfindliche, flüchtige oder hochreaktive Substanzen 2. Erweiterung von Hohlorganen (zum Beispiel beim Mastdarm) 3. Kännchen für Wasser, Öl, Wein und Ähnliches zur Benutzung während der Messe
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 Ampulle
- Ampullen plural
- Amp. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ampulle?
- [amˈpʊlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ampulle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ampulle in German?
Ampulle appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).