Erl
German, noun[ɐl]
Erl is spelled E-R-L (3 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 45,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erl is a German masculine noun meaning “tang (part of a knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which is inserted into the handle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verlängerung der Klinge von Messern oder Klingenwaffen, an der das Heft befestigt ist”.
What does Erl mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetang (part of a knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which is inserted into the handle)
suffix
- 1
Austriainformalneutersuffix used to create a diminutive form
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. nachgestelltes Wortbildungselement im süddeutschen und österreichischen Raum, zur Darstellung einer verkleinerten Wortform; Diminutivsuffix
abbreviation: 1. Erlass 2. Erlaubnis 3. Erläuterung 4. Erlebnis
noun: 1. Verlängerung der Klinge von Messern oder Klingenwaffen, an der das Heft befestigt 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 Erl
- Erls genitive
- Erle plural
- Erlen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erl?
- [ɐl]
- /ɛʁl/
- [ɐɺl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Erl
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Erl in German?
Erl appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).