Kelvin
German, noun[ˈkɛlvɪn]
Kelvin is spelled K-E-L-V-I-N (6 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 32,981st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kelvin is a German neuter noun meaning “kelvin (unit)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “SI-Basiseinheit der absoluten Temperatur und zugleich gesetzliche Temperatureinheit, die auch zur Angabe von…”.
What does Kelvin mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterkelvin (unit)
0 Grad Celsius sind 273,15 Kelvin
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. SI-Basiseinheit der absoluten Temperatur und zugleich gesetzliche Temperatureinheit, die auch zur Angabe von Temperaturdifferenzen verwendet wird und am absoluten Nullpunkt beginnt
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 Kelvin
- Kelvins genitive
- K abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kelvin?
- [ˈkɛlvɪn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kelvin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kelvin in German?
Kelvin appears 1.3 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).