Bagatelle
German, noun/baɡaˈtɛlə/
Bagatelle is spelled B-A-G-A-T-E-L-L-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 68,093rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bagatelle is a German feminine noun meaning “bagatelle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleine, unbedeutende Sache”.
What does Bagatelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebagatelle
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleine, unbedeutende Sache 2. kurzes Instrumentalstück
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 Bagatelle
- Bagatellen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bagatelle?
- /baɡaˈtɛlə/
- [baɡaˈtɛlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bagatelle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bagatelle in German?
Bagatelle 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).