Mergel
German, noun[ˈmɛʁɡl̩]
Mergel is spelled M-E-R-G-E-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 69,095th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mergel is a German masculine noun meaning “marl” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “aus Ton, Kalk und Sand bestehendes Sedimentgestein”.
What does Mergel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemarl
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aus Ton, Kalk und Sand bestehendes Sedimentgestein
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 Mergel
- Mergels genitive
- Mergeln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Mergel?
- [ˈmɛʁɡl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Mergel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Mergel in German?
Mergel appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).