Kugel
German, noun
Kugel is spelled K-U-G-E-L (5 letters) and appears 16 times per million words in written German, the 4,698th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kugel is a German feminine noun meaning “a ball, usually solid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, kugel is a different word: “first-person singular present”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Volumen, das von einem Rand umgeben wird, dessen Punkte alle den gleichen Abstand von einem Punkt…”.
What does Kugel mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea ball, usually solid
- 2
femininebullet, projectile
Die Kugel ging mitten ins Herz.
- 3
feminineround, cartridge, bullet
Er hatte noch drei Kugeln im Magazin.
- 4
femininescoop
- 5
feminineorb, globe, celestial body
- 6
femininesphere, orb
- 7
feminineroundel (of any tincture)
noun
- 1
femininealternative form of Kogel (“cowl”)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present
- 2
singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Volumen, das von einem Rand umgeben wird, dessen Punkte alle den gleichen Abstand von einem Punkt (Mittelpunkt) besitzen 2. dreidimensionales rundes Objekt, im Gegensatz zum Ball meist hart 3. Objekt, das von Schusswaffen abgefeuert wird
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 Kugel
- Kugeln plural
- Kügelchen diminutive neuter
- Kügelein diminutive neuter rare
- Küglein diminutive neuter rare
- Kugerl diminutive neuter rare
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Kugel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kugel in German?
Kugel appears 16 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).