Exempel
German, noun/ɛˈksɛm.pəl/
Exempel is spelled E-X-E-M-P-E-L (7 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 26,796th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Exempel is a German neuter noun meaning “an instructive example, often a deterrent one; a lesson” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “lehrreiches Beispiel, das man als Vorbild nehmen kann”.
What does Exempel mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedneuteran instructive example, often a deterrent one; a lesson
Das Ende dieses hochbegabten Mannes ist ein erschütterndes Exempel dafür, was Drogen anrichten können.
- 2
archaicneuterexample (item named to represent a group)
- 3
archaicneutermathematical problem
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. lehrreiches Beispiel, das man als Vorbild nehmen kann 2. Rechenaufgabe
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 Exempel
- Exempels genitive
- Exempeln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Exempel?
- /ɛˈksɛm.pəl/
- /ɛkˈzɛm.pəl/
- [ɛˈksɛmpl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Exempel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Exempel in German?
Exempel appears 1.7 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).