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Kordel

German, noun/ˈkɔʁdl̩/

Kordel is spelled K-O-R-D-E-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 75,468th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kordel is a German feminine noun meaning “cord (length of twisted strands)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “dicke runde Schnur aus zusammengedrehten Fäden”.

What does Kordel mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininecord (length of twisted strands)

  2. 2

    femininetwine

  3. 3

    Austriafemininecord (decorative cord for dresses or as a barrier in museums)

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. dicke runde Schnur aus zusammengedrehten Fäden 2. Bindfaden

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 Kordel

  • Kordeln plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Kordel?

  • /ˈkɔʁdl̩/
  • [ˈkɔʁdl̩]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Kordel

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Kordel in German?

Kordel 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).

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