Buckel
German, noun/ˈbʊkl̩/
Buckel is spelled B-U-C-K-E-L (6 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written German, the 22,305th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Buckel is a German masculine noun meaning “boss” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Rücken”.
What does Buckel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineboss
- 2
masculinehump
- 3
colloquialmasculineback
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Rücken 2. ein verwachsener Rücken beim Menschen (Krümmung der Wirbelsäule nach hinten) 3. Wölbung des Rückens bei Tieren 4. kleiner Hügel, kleine Erhöhung
noun: 1. halbrunder, erhöhter Metallbeschlag in der Schildmitte
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 Buckel
- Buckels genitive
- Buckeln dative definite plural
- Puckel alternative Northern-Germany dated
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Buckel?
- /ˈbʊkl̩/
- [ˈbʊkl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Buckel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Buckel in German?
Buckel appears 2.2 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).