prickeln
German, verb/ˈpʁɪkl̩n/
prickeln is spelled P-R-I-C-K-E-L-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 81,387th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prickeln is a German verb meaning “to prickle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Gefühl auslösen, dass dem Kitzeln, sanftem Pieksen oder schwachen Nadelstichen ähnelt”.
What does prickeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to prickle
- 2
to sparkle
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. ein Gefühl auslösen, dass dem Kitzeln, sanftem Pieksen oder schwachen Nadelstichen ähnelt 2. ein Gefühl von Aufregung oder Erregung haben oder verursachen 3. Bläschen produzieren, besonders solche aus Kohlensäure, die an der Oberfläche zerplatzen
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 prickeln
- prickelt present singular third-person
- prickelte past
- geprickelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- prickelnd participle present
- prickle first-person indicative present
- prickele first-person indicative present
- prickel first-person indicative present
- prickelst indicative present second-person
- prickelest second-person singular subjunctive
- pricklest second-person singular subjunctive
- prickelet plural second-person subjunctive
- pricklet plural second-person subjunctive
- prickelten first-person indicative plural
- prickeltest indicative preterite second-person
- prickeltet indicative plural preterite
- prickel! imperative singular
- prickle! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prickeln?
- /ˈpʁɪkl̩n/
- [ˈpʁɪkl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to prickeln
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prickeln in German?
prickeln appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).