minimal
German, adjective/miniˈmaːl/
minimal is spelled M-I-N-I-M-A-L (7 letters) and appears 6.2 times per million words in written German, the 10,439th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Minimal is a German adjective meaning “minimal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sehr gering, sehr klein”.
What does minimal mean in English?
adjective
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minimal
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. sehr gering, sehr klein 2. kleinstmöglich, so gering, wie es nur geht
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 minimal
- minimaler masculine nominative singular
- minimale feminine nominative singular
- minimales neuter nominative singular
- minimalen genitive masculine singular
- minimalem dative masculine singular
- der minimale definite includes-article masculine
- die minimale definite feminine includes-article
- das minimale definite includes-article neuter
- die minimalen definite includes-article nominative
- des minimalen definite genitive includes-article
- der minimalen definite feminine genitive
- dem minimalen dative definite includes-article
- den minimalen dative definite includes-article
- min. abbreviation
- am minimalsten superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce minimal?
- /miniˈmaːl/
- [miniˈmaːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to minimal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is minimal in German?
minimal appears 6.2 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).