Igeln
German, noun[ˈiːɡl̩n]
Igeln is spelled I-G-E-L-N (5 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 156,943rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Igeln is a German masculine noun meaning “dative plural of Igel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Igeln mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedative plural of Igel
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. mit einem Gerät zur Bearbeitung der Zwischenräume der Saatreihen (Igel) arbeiten/bearbeiten 2. Pralinen mit Schokoladenüberzug versehen, so dass einzelne Zacken herausragen
verb: 1. prickeln, stechen, ärgerlich machen
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 Igeln
- igele present
- igelst present
- igelt present
- igelte past
- igel! imperative singular
- igele! imperative singular
- igelt! imperative plural
- geigelt participle-2 perfect
- haben auxiliary perfect
- geigelt haben active infinitive perfect
- geigelt werden processual-passive infinitive present
- geigelt worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
- geigelt sein statal-passive infinitive present
- geigelt gewesen sein statal-passive infinitive perfect
- zu igeln active extended infinitive
- geigelt zu haben active extended infinitive
- geigelt zu werden processual-passive extended infinitive
- geigelt worden zu sein processual-passive extended infinitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Igeln?
- [ˈiːɡl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Igeln in German?
Igeln appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).