epochal
German, adjective/epɔˈχaːl/
epochal is spelled E-P-O-C-H-A-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written German, the 222,832nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Epochal is a German adjective meaning “epochal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von großer Bedeutung, bedeutsam für eine Epoche”.
What does epochal mean in English?
adjective
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epochal
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. von großer Bedeutung, bedeutsam für eine Epoche
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 epochal
- epochaler masculine nominative singular
- am epochalsten superlative
- epochale feminine nominative singular
- epochales neuter nominative singular
- epochalen genitive masculine singular
- epochalem dative masculine singular
- der epochale definite includes-article masculine
- die epochale definite feminine includes-article
- das epochale definite includes-article neuter
- die epochalen definite includes-article nominative
- des epochalen definite genitive includes-article
- der epochalen definite feminine genitive
- dem epochalen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce epochal?
- /epɔˈχaːl/
- [epɔˈxaːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to epochal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is epochal in German?
epochal appears about once in every 16 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).