Flegel
German, noun/ˈfleːɡl̩/
Flegel is spelled F-L-E-G-E-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 78,979th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Flegel is a German masculine noun meaning “flail (historical weapon and agricultural implement)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “junger Mann, der sich schlecht oder unhöflich benimmt”.
What does Flegel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineflail (historical weapon and agricultural implement)
- 2
derogatorymasculinelout, yob
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. junger Mann, der sich schlecht oder unhöflich benimmt 2. bäuerliches Handgerät mit einem Stiel und einer Keule zum Trennen (Dreschen) der Getreidekörner vom Stroh 3. Schlagwaffe, die im Mittelalter gebraucht wurde
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 Flegel
- Flegels genitive
- Flegelchen diminutive neuter
- Flegeln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Flegel?
- /ˈfleːɡl̩/
- [ˈfleːɡl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Flegel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Flegel in German?
Flegel appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).