Kreiszahl
German, noun/ˈkraɪ̯sˌtsaːl/
Kreiszahl is spelled K-R-E-I-S-Z-A-H-L (9 letters) and appears about once in every 31 million words in written German, the 326,119th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kreiszahl is a German feminine noun meaning “the number π (a transcendental number representing the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter in Euclidean geometry…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Zahl π, definiert als das Verhältnis vom Umfang eines Kreises zu seinem Durchmesser, etwa 3,1415…”.
What does Kreiszahl mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe number π (a transcendental number representing the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter in Euclidean geometry; approximately 3.14159...)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Zahl π, definiert als das Verhältnis vom Umfang eines Kreises zu seinem Durchmesser, etwa 3,1415…
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 Kreiszahl
- π symbol
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kreiszahl?
- /ˈkraɪ̯sˌtsaːl/
- [ˈkʁaɪ̯sˌt͡saːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kreiszahl
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kreiszahl in German?
Kreiszahl appears about once in every 31 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).