Kübel
German, noun/ˈkyːbəl/
Kübel is spelled K-Ü-B-E-L (5 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written German, the 36,861st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kübel is a German masculine noun meaning “a fairly tall tub or bucket, especially one with two handles on the sides (rather than a pail)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “großes Gefäß mit Henkel(n) zum Transport oder zur Aufbewahrung von Flüssigkeiten oder Schüttgut”.
What does Kübel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea fairly tall tub or bucket, especially one with two handles on the sides (rather than a pail)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. großes Gefäß mit Henkel(n) zum Transport oder zur Aufbewahrung von Flüssigkeiten oder Schüttgut 2. in Gefängniszellen anstelle eines WCs benutztes Gefäß 3. Kurzwort für Kübelagen
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 Kübel
- Kübels genitive
- Kübeln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kübel?
- /ˈkyːbəl/
- [ˈkyːbl̩]
- [ˈkyːbəl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kübel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kübel in German?
Kübel 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).