Knödel
German, noun/ˈknøːdl̩/
Knödel is spelled K-N-Ö-D-E-L (6 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written German, the 39,278th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Knödel is a German masculine noun meaning “dumpling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “geformte Teigkugeln aus verschiedensten Grundzutaten (zum Beispiel zerquetschte Kartoffeln, altbackenes Brot…”.
What does Knödel mean in English?
noun
- 1
AustriaSwitzerlandmasculinedumpling
noun
- 1
Austriacolloquialneuterbucks, dosh, dough, moola (money)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. geformte Teigkugeln aus verschiedensten Grundzutaten (zum Beispiel zerquetschte Kartoffeln, altbackenes Brot, Quark, Grieß), die in siedendem Wasser gegart werden und als deftige Beilage, Suppeneinlage oder süße Nachspeise gegessen werden
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 Knödel
- Knödels genitive
- Knödeln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Knödel?
- standard /ˈknøːdl̩/
- Austria /ˈɡ̥nøːd̥l̩/
- [ˈknøːdl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Knödel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Knödel in German?
Knödel appears 1.0 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).