Hagel
German, noun/ˈhaːɡl̩/
Hagel is spelled H-A-G-E-L (5 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written German, the 20,214th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hagel is a German masculine noun meaning “hail (also figuratively)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “aus meist kleinen Eisklumpen bestehender Niederschlag”.
What does Hagel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehail (also figuratively)
- 2
masculinesmall-shot, hail-shot
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aus meist kleinen Eisklumpen bestehender Niederschlag 2. eine Menge (meist schlechter) Dinge (wie Geschosse, Vorwürfe), die etwas oder jemanden treffen 3. grobes Schrot
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 Hagel
- Hagels genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hagel?
- /ˈhaːɡl̩/
- /ˈhaːɡəl/
- [ˈhaːɡl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hagel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hagel in German?
Hagel appears 2.6 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).