Barrel
German, noun[ˈbɛɹəl]
Barrel is spelled B-A-R-R-E-L (6 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 33,501st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Barrel is a German neuter noun meaning “barrel (unit of volume)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Maßeinheit des Raums. Man unterscheidet zwischen imperialen und (US-)amerikanischen Barrel sowie zwischen dem…”.
What does Barrel mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterbarrel (unit of volume)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Maßeinheit des Raums. Man unterscheidet zwischen imperialen und (US-)amerikanischen Barrel sowie zwischen dem Barrel für Erdölprodukte und dem für Brauereiprodukte.
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 Barrel
- Barrels genitive
- Barreln dative definite plural
- bl abbreviation
- bl. abbreviation
- bbl. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Barrel?
- [ˈbɛɹəl]
- [ˈbɛʀəl]
- [ˈbɛʁəl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Barrel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Barrel in German?
Barrel appears 1.3 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).