Insel
German, noun/ˈɪnzəl/
Insel is spelled I-N-S-E-L (5 letters) and appears 59 times per million words in written German, the 1,461st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Insel is a German feminine noun meaning “an island, an isle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “vollständig von Wasser umgebenes Stück Land, das nicht als Kontinent gilt”.
What does Insel mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininean island, an isle
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. vollständig von Wasser umgebenes Stück Land, das nicht als Kontinent gilt
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 Insel
- Inseln plural
- Inselchen diminutive neuter
- Insul alternative obsolete
- Ins. abbreviation
- I. abbreviation
- In. abbreviation plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Insel?
- /ˈɪnzəl/
- [ˈʔɪn.zl̩]
- [ˈʔɪn.zəl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Insel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Insel in German?
Insel appears 59 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).