Kumpel
German, noun[ˈkʊmpl̩]
Kumpel is spelled K-U-M-P-E-L (6 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written German, the 4,037th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kumpel is a German masculine noun meaning “miner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Mensch, den man mag, mit dem man einiges (zum Beispiel Interessen oder Meinungen) teilt”.
What does Kumpel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineminer
- 2
colloquialmasculinebuddy, mate, pal, friend, homeboy
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mensch, den man mag, mit dem man einiges (zum Beispiel Interessen oder Meinungen) teilt 2. Bergmann 3. Arbeitskollege
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 Kumpel
- Kumpels genitive
- Kumpeln plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kumpel?
- [ˈkʊmpl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kumpel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kumpel in German?
Kumpel appears 19 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).