Pümpel
German, noun[ˈpʏmpl̩]
Pümpel is spelled P-Ü-M-P-E-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written German, the 228,970th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pümpel is a German masculine noun meaning “plunger (device to clear blockages in drains and pipes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Saugglocke zur Abflussreinigung, meist ein Holzstiel mit einer roten Gummiglocke”.
What does Pümpel mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialmasculineplunger (device to clear blockages in drains and pipes)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Saugglocke zur Abflussreinigung, meist ein Holzstiel mit einer roten Gummiglocke
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 Pümpel
- Pümpels genitive
- Pümpeln dative definite plural
- Pömpel alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pümpel?
- [ˈpʏmpl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Pümpel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Pümpel in German?
Pümpel appears about once in every 17 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).