heikel
German, adjective/ˈhaɪ̯kəl/
heikel is spelled H-E-I-K-E-L (6 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written German, the 23,884th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Heikel is a German adjective meaning “delicate (requiring careful handling)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “schwer zufrieden zu stellen”.
What does heikel mean in English?
adjective
- 1
delicate (requiring careful handling)
- 2
Austriapicky, choosy
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. schwer zufrieden zu stellen 2. mit Schwierigkeiten verbunden 3. vielerlei (ungewohnte) Nahrung ablehnend, anspruchsvoll beim Essen
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 heikel
- heikler masculine nominative singular
- heikeler masculine nominative rare
- am heikelsten superlative
- heikle feminine nominative singular
- heikele feminine nominative rare
- heikles neuter nominative singular
- heikeles neuter nominative rare
- heiklen genitive masculine singular
- heikelen genitive masculine rare
- heiklem dative masculine singular
- heikelem dative masculine rare
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce heikel?
- /ˈhaɪ̯kəl/
- [ˈhaɪ̯kl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to heikel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is heikel in German?
heikel appears 2.0 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).