Knorpel
German, noun/ˈknɔʁpl̩/
Knorpel is spelled K-N-O-R-P-E-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 44,523rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Knorpel is a German masculine noun meaning “cartilage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “elastisches, aber dennoch festes Gewebe des Körpers”.
What does Knorpel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecartilage
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. elastisches, aber dennoch festes Gewebe des Körpers
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 Knorpel
- Knorpels genitive
- Knorpeln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Knorpel?
- /ˈknɔʁpl̩/
- /ˈknɔɐ̯pl̩/
- [ˈknɔʁpl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Knorpel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Knorpel in German?
Knorpel appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).