Perle
German, noun/ˈpɛʁlə/
Perle is spelled P-E-R-L-E (5 letters) and appears 3.9 times per million words in written German, the 14,778th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Perle is a German feminine noun meaning “pearl (concretion from oysters or imitation thereof)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kugelförmiges Abfallprodukt bestimmter Muschelarten aus Perlmutt, das zu (kostbarem) Schmuck verarbeitet wird”.
What does Perle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepearl (concretion from oysters or imitation thereof)
- 2
femininebead (any roundish object that is put on a string)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kugelförmiges Abfallprodukt bestimmter Muschelarten aus Perlmutt, das zu (kostbarem) Schmuck verarbeitet wird 2. durchbohrter, meist rundlicher Gegenstand, der zu mehreren auf Fäden oder Ketten aufgereiht als Schmuck verwendet wird 3. eine Person, die einem wichtig ist; dienstbarer Geist 4. etwas, was im Vergleich zu anderen gleichartigen Objekten herausragt, besonders hoch geschätzt wird
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 Perle
- Perlen plural
- Perlchen diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Perle?
- /ˈpɛʁlə/
- [ˈpʰɛɐ̯.lə]
- [ˈpɛʁlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Perle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Perle in German?
Perle appears 3.9 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).