Kartoffel
German, noun/kaʁˈtɔfəl/
Kartoffel is spelled K-A-R-T-O-F-F-E-L (9 letters) and appears 5.5 times per million words in written German, the 11,404th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kartoffel is a German feminine noun meaning “potato” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Nutzpflanze mit weiß-bläulichen Blüten und grünen Beeren”.
What does Kartoffel mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepotato
- 2
derogatoryfemininea German; particularly an ethnic German from the perspective of allochthonous populations in Germany
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Nutzpflanze mit weiß-bläulichen Blüten und grünen Beeren 2. essbare Knolle der gleichnamigen Pflanze 3. Knollennase 4. Taschenuhr
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 Kartoffel
- Kartoffeln plural
- Kartöffelchen diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kartoffel?
- standard /kaʁˈtɔfəl/
- standard [kaʁˈtɔfl̩]
- standard [kaɐ̯-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kartoffel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kartoffel in German?
Kartoffel appears 5.5 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).