Nickelbrille
German, noun[ˈnɪkl̩ˌbʁɪ.lə]
Nickelbrille is spelled N-I-C-K-E-L-B-R-I-L-L-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written German, the 241,486th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nickelbrille is a German feminine noun meaning “Windsor glasses, John Lennon glasses, wire-rimmed glasses” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Brille, deren Gestell aus Nickel gefertigt wurde”.
What does Nickelbrille mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineWindsor glasses, John Lennon glasses, wire-rimmed glasses
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Brille, deren Gestell aus Nickel gefertigt wurde
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 Nickelbrille
- Nickelbrillen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Nickelbrille?
- [ˈnɪkl̩ˌbʁɪ.lə]
- [ˈnɪkl̩ˌbʁɪlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Nickelbrille in German?
Nickelbrille appears about once in every 18 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).