Elle
German, noun/ˈɛlə/
Elle is spelled E-L-L-E (4 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written German, the 19,862nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Elle is a German feminine noun meaning “ulna (bone of the forearm)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einer der beiden Unterarmknochen des Menschen”.
What does Elle mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineulna (bone of the forearm)
- 2
feminineell (historic unit of length)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. einer der beiden Unterarmknochen des Menschen 2. ein altes Längenmaß von regional und zeitlich unterschiedlicher Länge 3. ein Messinstrument zum Ausmessen des Stoffes
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 Elle
- Ellen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Elle?
- /ˈɛlə/
- [ˈɛlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Elle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Elle in German?
Elle appears 2.6 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).