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Krokodil

German, noun/kʁokoˈdiːl/

Krokodil is a German neuter noun meaning “crocodile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Reptil aus der Ordnung Crocodilia”.

What does Krokodil mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    neutercrocodile

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

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Reptil aus der Ordnung Crocodilia 2. Reptil aus der Familie Crocodylidae innerhalb von [1] 3. Lokomotivtyp mit zwei langen Vorbauten 4. synthetisch hergestellte Substanz mit der Summenformel C₁₇H₂₁NO₂

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 Krokodil

  • Krokodiles genitive
  • Krokodils genitive
  • Krokodile plural
  • Krokodilin feminine
  • Krokodilen dative definite plural

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

How do you pronounce Krokodil?

  • /kʁokoˈdiːl/
  • /kʁɔkoˈdiːl/
  • [kʁokoˈdiːl]

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

English words that translate to Krokodil

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

How common is Krokodil in German?

Krokodil appears 2.1 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).