Element
German, noun/e.leˈmɛnt/
Element is spelled E-L-E-M-E-N-T (7 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written German, the 5,079th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Element is a German neuter noun meaning “element” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Baustein, Grundbestandteil”.
What does Element mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterelement
- 2
neuterelement; essential component
- 3
neuterforce of nature; the elements
Die Elemente schienen sich gegen die Schiffsbesatzung verschworen zu haben.
- 4
neutera person, especially viewed as a member of a destructive or criminal group or movement
Unter den Anhängern dieses Vereins gibt es gewaltbereite Elemente.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Baustein, Grundbestandteil 2. eine Klasse von Atomen gleicher Protonenzahl; ein Stoff, der chemisch nicht weiter zerlegt werden kann 3. Naturphilosophie des Altertums, einer der vier Grundstoffe Erde, Feuer, Wasser und Luft 4. etwas, das in einer Menge enthalten ist
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 Element
- Elementes genitive
- Elements genitive
- Elemente plural
- Elementen dative definite plural
- Elem. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Element?
- /e.leˈmɛnt/
- [e-]
- [ˌɛ-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Element
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Element in German?
Element appears 15 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).