Kobold
German, noun/ˈkoːbɔlt/
Kobold is spelled K-O-B-O-L-D (6 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written German, the 36,256th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kobold is a German masculine noun meaning “kobold, goblin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zwergenhaftes Geistwesen, das mit anderen Schabernack treibt”.
What does Kobold mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinekobold, goblin
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zwergenhaftes Geistwesen, das mit anderen Schabernack treibt 2. Blitz oberhalb einer Wolke
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 Kobold
- Koboldes genitive
- Kobolds genitive
- Kobolde plural
- Kobolden dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kobold?
- /ˈkoːbɔlt/
- [ˈkoːbɔlt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kobold
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kobold in German?
Kobold appears 1.1 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).