Parallele
German, noun
Parallele is a German feminine noun meaning “parallel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, parallele is a different word: “strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Linie, die parallel zu einer anderen verläuft”.
What does Parallele mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineparallel
adjective
- 1
femininestrong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- 2
strong nominative/accusative plural
- 3
weak nominative all-gender singular
- 4
feminineneuterweak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Linie, die parallel zu einer anderen verläuft 2. etwas sehr Ähnliches und Vergleichbares 3. auf- beziehungsweise abwärtsführende Stimmbewegung der Tonlage in gleichen Intervallen
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 Parallele
- Parallelen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Parallele
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Parallele in German?
Parallele appears 3.3 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).