Gimpel
German, noun/ˈɡɪmpəl/
Gimpel is spelled G-I-M-P-E-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 107,140th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gimpel is a German masculine noun meaning “bullfinch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vogelart aus der Familie der Finken”.
What does Gimpel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebullfinch
- 2
masculineslangsimpleton
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vogelart aus der Familie der Finken 2. einfältiger Mensch 3. knollige rote Nase 4. Bräutigam, Werber, Brautwerber
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 Gimpel
- Gimpels genitive
- Gimpeln dative definite plural
- Gümpel alternative archaic
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gimpel?
- /ˈɡɪmpəl/
- [ˈɡɪm.pl̩]
- [ˈɡɪmpəl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gimpel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gimpel in German?
Gimpel appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).