Glocke
German, noun/ˈɡlɔkə/
Glocke is spelled G-L-O-C-K-E (6 letters) and appears 7.4 times per million words in written German, the 9,010th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Glocke is a German feminine noun meaning “bell (percussive instrument)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nach unten hin geöffneter kelchartiger Metallgegenstand, der durch Schlagen mit einem Klöppel zum Klingen…”.
What does Glocke mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebell (percussive instrument)
- 2
femininenotification bell
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nach unten hin geöffneter kelchartiger Metallgegenstand, der durch Schlagen mit einem Klöppel zum Klingen gebracht wird 2. einer Glocke^([1]) Ähnelndes
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 Glocke
- Glocken plural
- Glöckchen diminutive neuter
- Glöcklein diminutive neuter
- Glockerl diminutive neuter
- Gloke alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Glocke?
- /ˈɡlɔkə/
- [ˈɡlɔkə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Glocke
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Glocke in German?
Glocke appears 7.4 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).