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Joule

German, noun/d͡ʒuːl/

Joule is a German neuter noun meaning “joule” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Maßeinheit der Energie”.

What does Joule mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    neuterjoule

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Maßeinheit der Energie

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 Joule

  • Joules genitive
  • J abbreviation

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Joule?

  • /d͡ʒuːl/
  • [d͡ʒuːl]
  • [ʒuːl]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Joule

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Joule in German?

Joule appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).