neutral
German, adjective/nɔʏ̯ˈtʁaːl/
neutral is spelled N-E-U-T-R-A-L (7 letters) and appears 7.8 times per million words in written German, the 8,702nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Neutral is a German adjective meaning “not taking sides, not joining alliances” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nicht parteiisch oder voreingenommen”.
What does neutral mean in English?
adjective
- 1
not taking sides, not joining alliances
- 2
impartial, unbiased
- 3
having no pronounced quality, neither good nor bad etc.
- 4
electrically uncharged
- 5
neither acidic nor alkaline
- 6
of neuter gender
- 7
raresexless
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. nicht parteiisch oder voreingenommen 2. elektrisch ungeladen 3. weder sauer noch basisch, pH-Wert sieben 4. mit keiner Größe (Kraft, Moment, …) beaufschlagt (siehe auch beaufschlagen)
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 neutral
- neutraler masculine nominative singular
- am neutralsten superlative
- neutrale feminine nominative singular
- neutrales neuter nominative singular
- neutralen genitive masculine singular
- neutralem dative masculine singular
- der neutrale definite includes-article masculine
- die neutrale definite feminine includes-article
- das neutrale definite includes-article neuter
- die neutralen definite includes-article nominative
- des neutralen definite genitive includes-article
- der neutralen definite feminine genitive
- dem neutralen dative definite includes-article
- neutr. abbreviation
- n. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce neutral?
- /nɔʏ̯ˈtʁaːl/
- [nɔɪ̯ˈtʁaːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to neutral
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is neutral in German?
neutral appears 7.8 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).