Pedelec
German, noun/ˈpedelɛk/
Pedelec is spelled P-E-D-E-L-E-C (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 45,845th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pedelec is a German neuter noun meaning “pedelec (motorized bicycle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Fahrrad mit Elektromotor, der den Fahrer beim Treten der Pedale unterstützt”.
What does Pedelec mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterpedelec (motorized bicycle)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fahrrad mit Elektromotor, der den Fahrer beim Treten der Pedale unterstützt
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 Pedelec
- Pedelecs genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pedelec?
- /ˈpedelɛk/
- [ˈpedelɛk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Pedelec in German?
Pedelec appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).