Meiler
German, noun/ˈmaɪ̯lɐ/
Meiler is spelled M-E-I-L-E-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 77,779th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Meiler is a German masculine noun meaning “an earth mound kiln, a clamp (an improvised structure built by covering stacked materials with a layer of earth in order to control the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kegelförmige Einrichtung aus Holz und Erde bzw. Gras zur Herstellung von Holzkohle durch Verbrennung von Holz…”.
What does Meiler mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinean earth mound kiln, a clamp (an improvised structure built by covering stacked materials with a layer of earth in order to control the combustion intensity).
- 2
masculineellipsis of Kohlenmeiler: a charcoal pile or charcoal clamp (an earth mound kiln specifically as used for the manufacture of charcoal)
- 3
datedinformalmasculineellipsis of Atommeiler (“atomic pile”) (a kind of nuclear reactor), based on the design resemblance of early nuclear reactors to the traditional 'pile'
- 4
datedinformalmasculinerare(by extension) a power station in general.
noun
- 1
masculinea miler (person or other animal specialised in running one mile).
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kegelförmige Einrichtung aus Holz und Erde bzw. Gras zur Herstellung von Holzkohle durch Verbrennung von Holz unter verminderter Sauerstoffzufuhr 2. Reaktor
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 Meiler
- Meilers genitive
- Meilern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Meiler?
- /ˈmaɪ̯lɐ/
- [ˈmaɪ̯lɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Meiler
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Meiler in German?
Meiler appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).