Bengel
German, noun[ˈbɛŋl̩]
Bengel is spelled B-E-N-G-E-L (6 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 32,479th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bengel is a German masculine noun meaning “a young rascal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “frecher, ungehobelter Junge”.
What does Bengel mean in English?
noun
- 1
archaicmasculinea club wielded as a weapon
- 2
masculinea young rascal
- 3
derogatorymasculinea knave, a boy
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. frecher, ungehobelter Junge
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 Bengel
- Bengels genitive
- Bengeln dative definite plural
- Bengelchen diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bengel?
- [ˈbɛŋl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bengel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bengel in German?
Bengel 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).