Diesel
German, noun[ˈdiːzl̩]
Diesel is spelled D-I-E-S-E-L (6 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written German, the 4,608th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Diesel is a German masculine noun meaning “ellipsis of Dieselkraftstoff (“diesel fuel”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kurzform für Dieselmotor”.
What does Diesel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineellipsis of Dieselkraftstoff (“diesel fuel”)
- 2
masculineellipsis of Dieselmotor (“diesel engine”)
- 3
masculinediesel (vehicle powered by a diesel engine)
- 4
masculinea cocktail with equal parts beer and cola, thus named because of the colour of the mixture
noun
- 1
informalneuterCoke mixed with beer
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kurzform für Dieselmotor 2. mit Dieselmotor betriebenes Fahrzeug 3. Kurzform für Dieselkraftstoff, einen Treibstoff mit schweren Kohlenwasserstoffen 4. Cola-Bier-Mischgetränk
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 Diesel
- Diesels genitive
- Dieseln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Diesel?
- [ˈdiːzl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Diesel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Diesel in German?
Diesel appears 17 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).