Graupel
German, noun/ˈɡʁaʊ̯pəl/
Graupel is spelled G-R-A-U-P-E-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 184,742nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Graupel is a German feminine noun meaning “graupel; soft hail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Form von Niederschlag, bei dem Schneekristalle durch angefrorene Wassertröpfchen zu kleinen Kügelchen…”.
What does Graupel mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinformalmasculinegraupel; soft hail
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Form von Niederschlag, bei dem Schneekristalle durch angefrorene Wassertröpfchen zu kleinen Kügelchen verklumpt werden
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 Graupel
- Graupeln plural
- Graupels genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Graupel?
- /ˈɡʁaʊ̯pəl/
- [ˈɡʁaʊ̯pl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Graupel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Graupel in German?
Graupel appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).