originell
German, adjective/oʁiɡiˈnɛl/
originell is spelled O-R-I-G-I-N-E-L-L (9 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written German, the 18,843rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Originell is a German adjective meaning “original (fresh, different)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in seiner Art neu”.
What does originell mean in English?
adjective
- 1
original (fresh, different)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. in seiner Art neu 2. geistreich/witzig wirkend
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 originell
- origineller masculine nominative singular
- am originellsten superlative
- originelle feminine nominative singular
- originelles neuter nominative singular
- originellen genitive masculine singular
- originellem dative masculine singular
- der originelle definite includes-article masculine
- die originelle definite feminine includes-article
- das originelle definite includes-article neuter
- die originellen definite includes-article nominative
- des originellen definite genitive includes-article
- der originellen definite feminine genitive
- dem originellen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce originell?
- /oʁiɡiˈnɛl/
- [oʁiɡiˈnɛl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to originell
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is originell in German?
originell appears 2.8 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).