Pistole
German, noun/pɪsˈtoːlə/
Pistole is spelled P-I-S-T-O-L-E (7 letters) and appears 7.6 times per million words in written German, the 8,847th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pistole is a German feminine noun meaning “pistol, gun” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schusswaffe mit kurzem Lauf, die aus der Hand abgeschossen wird”.
What does Pistole mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepistol, gun
- 2
femininegun (device operated by a trigger)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schusswaffe mit kurzem Lauf, die aus der Hand abgeschossen wird 2. männliches Geschlechtsteil
noun: 1. ursprünglich spanische Münze aus amerikanischem Gold, später auch in anderen europäischen Ländern mit unterschiedlicher Prägung, Währung und Wert
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 Pistole
- Pistolen plural
- Pistol variant archaic
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pistole?
- /pɪsˈtoːlə/
- [pɪsˈtoːlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Pistole
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Pistole in German?
Pistole appears 7.6 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).