edel
German, adjective/ˈeːdəl/
edel is spelled E-D-E-L (4 letters) and appears 4.5 times per million words in written German, the 13,339th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Edel is a German adjective meaning “noble (having a noble character)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von hochwertiger Qualität”.
What does edel mean in English?
adjective
- 1
noble (having a noble character)
- 2
archaicnoble (being a member of the nobility)
- 3
noble
- 4
elegant, classy, high-quality
- 5
precious
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. von hochwertiger Qualität 2. von besonderer Einstellung, Leistung, Qualität oder auch Stellung
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 edel
- edler masculine nominative singular
- am edelsten superlative
- edle feminine nominative singular
- edles neuter nominative singular
- edlen genitive masculine singular
- edlem dative masculine singular
- der edle definite includes-article masculine
- die edle definite feminine includes-article
- das edle definite includes-article neuter
- die edlen definite includes-article nominative
- des edlen definite genitive includes-article
- der edlen definite feminine genitive
- dem edlen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce edel?
- /ˈeːdəl/
- [ˈʔeː.dl̩]
- [ˈeːdl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to edel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is edel in German?
edel appears 4.5 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).