Göpel
German, noun/ˈɡøːpl̩/
Göpel is spelled G-Ö-P-E-L (5 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 111,951st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Göpel is a German masculine noun meaning “whim (capstan or vertical drum turned by draught animals)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von im Kreis gehenden Tieren bewegte Antriebskonstruktion für diverse Maschinen”.
What does Göpel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewhim (capstan or vertical drum turned by draught animals)
- 2
masculinepall reversed
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. von im Kreis gehenden Tieren bewegte Antriebskonstruktion für diverse Maschinen
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 Göpel
- Göpels genitive
- Göpeln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Göpel?
- /ˈɡøːpl̩/
- [ˈɡøːpl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Göpel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Göpel in German?
Göpel 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).