Eule
German, noun/ˈʔɔɪ̯lə/
Eule is spelled E-U-L-E (4 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written German, the 17,258th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eule is a German feminine noun meaning “owl” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nachtaktiver, in Wäldern lebender Raubvogel mit kurzem, krummem Schnabel und großen, scharfen Augen, der…”.
What does Eule mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineowl
- 2
femininea moth of the family Noctuidae
- 3
femininea human who goes to bed late and rises late, a night owl
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nachtaktiver, in Wäldern lebender Raubvogel mit kurzem, krummem Schnabel und großen, scharfen Augen, der seinen rundlichen Kopf bis zu 270° drehen kann 2. Nachtfalter aus der Familie der Eulenfalter 3. ein Mensch, der regelmäßig bis spät nachts wach ist und infolgedessen eine bis zur Mittagszeit reichende Schlafphase braucht
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 Eule
- Eulen plural
- Eulchen diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Eule?
- /ˈʔɔɪ̯lə/
- [ˈɔɪ̯lə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Eule
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Eule in German?
Eule appears 3.2 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).