Kürzel
German, noun/ˈkʏʁt͡sl̩/
Kürzel is spelled K-Ü-R-Z-E-L (6 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written German, the 25,497th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kürzel is a German neuter noun meaning “abbreviation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Abkürzung von einer Silbe oder einem oder mehreren Wörtern”.
What does Kürzel mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterabbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Abkürzung von einer Silbe oder einem oder mehreren Wörtern 2. ein Teil der Kurzschrift, Kürzungen für häufige Silben und Wörter
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 Kürzel
- Kürzels genitive
- Kürzeln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kürzel?
- /ˈkʏʁt͡sl̩/
- [ˈkʏʁt͡sl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kürzel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kürzel in German?
Kürzel appears 1.9 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).