Beil
German, noun/baɪ̯l/
Beil is spelled B-E-I-L (4 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written German, the 24,663rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Beil is a German neuter noun meaning “axe, hatchet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kurzes, kleines, meist in einer Hand zu führendes Schlagwerkzeug mit scharfer Klinge (zum Spalten von Holz…”.
What does Beil mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteraxe, hatchet
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. beiliegend 2. beiläufig
noun: 1. kurzes, kleines, meist in einer Hand zu führendes Schlagwerkzeug mit scharfer Klinge (zum Spalten von Holz, zum Zerlegen von Tieren und zu anderem)
abbreviation: 1. Beilage 2. Beileid
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 Beil
- Beiles genitive
- Beils genitive
- Beile plural
- Beilchen diminutive neuter
- Beilen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Beil?
- /baɪ̯l/
- […]
- [baɪ̯l]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Beil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Beil in German?
Beil appears 1.9 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).