Novelle
German, noun[noˈvɛlə]
Novelle is spelled N-O-V-E-L-L-E (7 letters) and appears 5.1 times per million words in written German, the 12,050th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Novelle is a German feminine noun meaning “novella (a short novel)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine kürzere Erzählung, die von einem einzelnen ungewöhnlichen Ereignis handelt”.
What does Novelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenovella (a short novel)
- 2
feminineamendment (correction or addition to a law)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine kürzere Erzählung, die von einem einzelnen ungewöhnlichen Ereignis handelt 2. Nachtragsgesetz, das ein zeitlich vorhergehendes Gesetz abändert oder ergänzt
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 Novelle
- Novellen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Novelle?
- [noˈvɛlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Novelle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Novelle in German?
Novelle appears 5.1 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).