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prickelnd

German, adjective[ˈpʁɪkl̩nt]

prickelnd is spelled P-R-I-C-K-E-L-N-D (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 45,845th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prickelnd is a German adjective meaning “prickling, tingling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of prickeln. The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein (in der Regel angenehmes) Gefühl von kleinen Stichen (meist auf der Haut) verursachend”.

What does prickelnd mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    prickling, tingling

verb

  1. 1

    present participle of prickeln

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. ein (in der Regel angenehmes) Gefühl von kleinen Stichen (meist auf der Haut) verursachend 2. ein erotisierendes Gefühl verbreitend 3. ein angenehmes Gefühl der Anspannung erzeugend 4. abenteuerlich

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 prickelnd

  • prickelnder masculine nominative singular
  • am prickelndsten superlative
  • prickelnde feminine nominative singular
  • prickelndes neuter nominative singular
  • prickelnden genitive masculine singular
  • prickelndem dative masculine singular
  • der prickelnde definite includes-article masculine
  • die prickelnde definite feminine includes-article
  • das prickelnde definite includes-article neuter
  • die prickelnden definite includes-article nominative
  • des prickelnden definite genitive includes-article
  • der prickelnden definite feminine genitive
  • dem prickelnden dative definite includes-article

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce prickelnd?

  • [ˈpʁɪkl̩nt]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to prickelnd

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is prickelnd in German?

prickelnd appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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