Kobel
German, noun/ˈkoːbl̩/
Kobel is spelled K-O-B-E-L (5 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 138,538th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kobel is a German masculine noun meaning “The space under the feet in carriages” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Nest des Eichhörnchens und der Haselmaus”.
What does Kobel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineThe space under the feet in carriages
- 2
masculineA hood or fascinator (once) worn by women
- 3
masculineA dovecot(e)
- 4
masculineA little stable for animals
noun
- 1
feminineobsoletemare (adult female horse)
- 2
feminineobsoletehorse of inferior quality, nag
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nest des Eichhörnchens und der Haselmaus 2. enge, schlecht gebaute, meist hölzerne Behausung für Mensch oder Tier
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 Kobel
- Kobels genitive
- Kobeln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kobel?
- /ˈkoːbl̩/
- [ˈkoːbl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kobel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kobel in German?
Kobel appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).