Perl
German, noun/pɛʁl/
Perl is spelled P-E-R-L (4 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 33,501st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Perl is a German feminine noun meaning “pearl: the small size of type standardized as 5 points” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “plattformunabhängige Programmiersprachfamilie”.
What does Perl mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedfemininepearl: the small size of type standardized as 5 points.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. plattformunabhängige Programmiersprachfamilie
noun: 1. Druckschriftgrad
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 Perl
- Perls genitive singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Perl?
- /pɛʁl/
- [pœːɐ̯l]
- [pɛʁl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Perl
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Perl in German?
Perl appears 1.3 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).