parallel
German, adjective/paʁaˈleːl/
parallel is spelled P-A-R-A-L-L-E-L (8 letters) and appears 27 times per million words in written German, the 3,035th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Parallel is a German adjective meaning “parallel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in einer Ebene liegend und sich nicht schneidend, wie bei zwei Geraden”.
What does parallel mean in English?
adjective
- 1
parallel
Die Linien meines Schreibpapiers laufen exakt parallel.
- 2
serving the same purpose, leading to the same result
Die Autobahn verläuft parallel zur Eisenbahn aber in ganz unterschiedlichen Biegungen und Kurven.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. in einer Ebene liegend und sich nicht schneidend, wie bei zwei Geraden 2. in gleicher Richtung und in gleichem Abstand verlaufend 3. zur gleichen Zeit geschehend, gleichzeitig ausgeführt oder übertragen
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 parallel
- paralleler masculine nominative singular
- parallele feminine nominative singular
- paralleles neuter nominative singular
- parallelen genitive masculine singular
- parallelem dative masculine singular
- der parallele definite includes-article masculine
- die parallele definite feminine includes-article
- das parallele definite includes-article neuter
- die parallelen definite includes-article nominative
- des parallelen definite genitive includes-article
- der parallelen definite feminine genitive
- dem parallelen dative definite includes-article
- den parallelen dative definite includes-article
- ∥ symbol
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce parallel?
- /paʁaˈleːl/
- [paʁaˈleːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to parallel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is parallel in German?
parallel appears 27 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).