Haarwirbel
German, noun[ˈhaːɐ̯ˌvɪʁbl̩]
Haarwirbel is spelled H-A-A-R-W-I-R-B-E-L (10 letters) and appears about once in every 81 million words in written German, the 564,542nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Haarwirbel is a German masculine noun meaning “cowlick” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Haarwuchs, bei dem der Haarstrich von einem Zentrum aus spiralförmig angelegt ist”.
What does Haarwirbel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecowlick
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Haarwuchs, bei dem der Haarstrich von einem Zentrum aus spiralförmig angelegt ist
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 Haarwirbel
- Haarwirbels genitive
- Haarwirbeln dative definite plural
- Wirbel abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Haarwirbel?
- [ˈhaːɐ̯ˌvɪʁbl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Haarwirbel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Haarwirbel in German?
Haarwirbel appears about once in every 81 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).