Eckpfeiler
German, noun/ˈɛkˌpfaɪ̯lɐ/
Eckpfeiler is spelled E-C-K-P-F-E-I-L-E-R (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 46,552nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eckpfeiler is a German masculine noun meaning “pillar (in the corner of a room)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Säule, die an der Ecke eines Gebäudes steht”.
What does Eckpfeiler mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepillar (in the corner of a room)
- 2
masculinecornerstone (all senses)
Wenn Kultur das Fundament einer Gesellschaft ist, dann ist Sprache der Eckpfeiler der Kultur.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Säule, die an der Ecke eines Gebäudes steht 2. wichtige Grundlage, Basis von etwas
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 Eckpfeiler
- Eckpfeilers genitive
- Eckpfeilern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Eckpfeiler?
- /ˈɛkˌpfaɪ̯lɐ/
- [ˈɛkˌp͡faɪ̯lɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Eckpfeiler
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Eckpfeiler in German?
Eckpfeiler appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).