Dussel
German, noun/ˈdʊzəl/
Dussel is spelled D-U-S-S-E-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 108,721st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dussel is a German masculine noun meaning “stupid or clumsy person (a mild or even affectionate word); knucklehead” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ungeschickter Mensch”.
What does Dussel mean in English?
noun
- 1
informalmasculinestupid or clumsy person (a mild or even affectionate word); knucklehead
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ungeschickter Mensch 2. Glück
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 Dussel
- Dussels genitive
- Dusseln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Dussel?
- /ˈdʊzəl/
- /ˈdʊsəl/
- [ˈdʊsl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Dussel in German?
Dussel appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).