Klöppel
German, noun/ˈklœpl̩/
Klöppel is spelled K-L-Ö-P-P-E-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 78,979th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Klöppel is a German masculine noun meaning “clapper (the tongue of a bell that sounds it by hitting it from within)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in eine Glocke gehängter am Ende verdickter Eisenstab, der beim Schwingen den Schlagring in der Glocke berührt”.
What does Klöppel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineclapper (the tongue of a bell that sounds it by hitting it from within)
- 2
masculinelace bobbin
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. in eine Glocke gehängter am Ende verdickter Eisenstab, der beim Schwingen den Schlagring in der Glocke berührt 2. leichter Schlägel aus Holz für bestimmte Schlaginstrumente 3. Hammer der Klaviermechanik 4. Spule aus Holz zum Klöppeln
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 Klöppel
- Klöppels genitive
- Klöppeln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Klöppel?
- /ˈklœpl̩/
- [ˈklœpl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Klöppel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Klöppel in German?
Klöppel appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).