Hagelschlag
German, noun/ˈhaːɡəlˌʃlaːk/
Hagelschlag is spelled H-A-G-E-L-S-C-H-L-A-G (11 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 150,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hagelschlag is a German masculine noun meaning “hailstorm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “starker Hagel, der mit großen Schäden einhergeht”.
What does Hagelschlag mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehailstorm
Durch die besonderen klimatischen Bedingungen kommt es immer wieder zu heftigen Hagelschlägen.
- 2
masculineimpact of hail, damage caused by it
Die Windschutzscheibe musste nach Hagelschlag ausgetauscht werden.
- 3
masculinerarealternative form of Hagelslag (“hagelslag, oblong chocolate sprinkles”), usually called Schokostreusel
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. starker Hagel, der mit großen Schäden einhergeht
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 Hagelschlag
- Hagelschlags genitive
- Hagelschlages genitive
- Hagelschläge plural
- Hagelschlage dative singular
- Hagelschlägen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hagelschlag?
- /ˈhaːɡəlˌʃlaːk/
- /-ˌʃla(ː)x/
- [ˈhaːɡl̩ˌʃlaːk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Hagelschlag in German?
Hagelschlag appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).