Pille
German, noun/ˈpɪlə/
Pille is spelled P-I-L-L-E (5 letters) and appears 6.9 times per million words in written German, the 9,526th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pille is a German feminine noun meaning “pill, tablet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Arzneimittel, Nahrungsergänzungsmittel oder anderes Mittel, welches zur bequemen, Einnahme über den Mund…”.
What does Pille mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepill, tablet
- 2
feminineinformalellipsis of Antibabypille (“contraceptive pill”)
die Pille nehmen
- 3
feminineinformalball
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Arzneimittel, Nahrungsergänzungsmittel oder anderes Mittel, welches zur bequemen, Einnahme über den Mund kugelförmig oder oval geformt ist 2. für Antibabypille 3. Bezeichnung für den Ball
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 Pille
- Pillen plural
- Pillchen diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pille?
- /ˈpɪlə/
- [ˈpɪlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Pille
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Pille in German?
Pille appears 6.9 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).