Apostel
German, noun/aˈpɔstl̩/
Apostel is a German masculine noun meaning “apostle (Apostle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einer der zwölf Jünger, die von Jesus von Nazareth persönlich zur Mission ausgesandt wurden”.
What does Apostel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineapostle (Apostle)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. einer der zwölf Jünger, die von Jesus von Nazareth persönlich zur Mission ausgesandt wurden 2. Geistlicher, der als wichtiger Verkünder und Missionar des christlichen Glaubens angesehen wird 3. engagierter Vertreter einer bestimmten Lehre
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 Apostel
- Apostels genitive
- Apostelin feminine
- Aposteln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Apostel?
- /aˈpɔstl̩/
- [aˈpɔstl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Apostel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Apostel in German?
Apostel appears 4.5 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).