Gladiole
German, noun/ˌɡlaˈdi̯oːlə/
Gladiole is spelled G-L-A-D-I-O-L-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 56 million words in written German, the 458,101st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gladiole is a German feminine noun meaning “gladiolus, sword lily (plant of the genus Gladiolus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Pflanze aus der Gattung Gladiolus, häufige Zierpflanze”.
What does Gladiole mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegladiolus, sword lily (plant of the genus Gladiolus)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pflanze aus der Gattung Gladiolus, häufige Zierpflanze
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 Gladiole
- Gladiolen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gladiole?
- /ˌɡlaˈdi̯oːlə/
- [ˌɡlaˈdi̯oːlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gladiole
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gladiole in German?
Gladiole appears about once in every 56 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).