Edelfäule
German, noun/ˈeːdl̩ˌfɔɪ̯lə/
Edelfäule is spelled E-D-E-L-F-Ä-U-L-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 56 million words in written German, the 458,101st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Edelfäule is a German feminine noun meaning “noble rot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine gewünschte, durch den Pilz Botrytis cinerea verursachte Traubenfäule, bei der die Traubenschalen…”.
What does Edelfäule mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenoble rot
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine gewünschte, durch den Pilz Botrytis cinerea verursachte Traubenfäule, bei der die Traubenschalen schrumpeln und der Saft in der Beere sich konzentriert
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Edelfäule?
- /ˈeːdl̩ˌfɔɪ̯lə/
- [ˈeːdl̩ˌfɔɪ̯lə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Edelfäule in German?
Edelfäule appears about once in every 56 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).