Idol
German, noun/iˈdoːl/
Idol is spelled I-D-O-L (4 letters) and appears 3.1 times per million words in written German, the 17,543rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Idol is a German neuter noun meaning “idol” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gegenstand der (übermäßigen) Verehrung”.
What does Idol mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteridol
- 2
neuteridol
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gegenstand der (übermäßigen) Verehrung 2. eine Person, die in der Öffentlichkeit steht und von vielen Leuten bewundert wird
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 Idol
- Idoles genitive
- Idols genitive
- Idole plural
- Idolen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Idol?
- /iˈdoːl/
- [iˈdoːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Idol
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Idol in German?
Idol appears 3.1 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).