Rad
German, noun/ʁaːt/
Rad is spelled R-A-D (3 letters) and appears 26 times per million words in written German, the 3,122nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rad is a German neuter noun meaning “wheel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “rundes Bauteil, das um seine Achse rotiert”.
What does Rad mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterwheel
- 2
neutercartwheel
- 3
neuterclipping of Fahrrad; bicycle
noun
- 1
neuterrad (non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. rundes Bauteil, das um seine Achse rotiert 2. Fahrrad 3. Hinrichtungsgerät in der Form eines Rades^([1]) 4. aufgestellte, fächerförmig gespreizte Schwanzfedern bei bestimmten Vögeln (zum Beispiel beim Pfau)
noun: 1. alte Maßeinheit für die Strahlungsdosis, die durch das sogenannte Gray abgelöst wurde
abbreviation: 1. Abkürzung für Reichsarbeitsdienst
abbreviation: 1. radial 2. radikal
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 Rad
- Rades genitive
- Rads genitive
- Räder plural
- Rädchen diminutive neuter
- Raderl diminutive neuter
- Radl diminutive neuter
- Rade dative singular
- Rädern dative definite plural
- rd abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rad?
- /ʁaːt/
- /ʁat/
- [ʁaːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Rad
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Rad in German?
Rad appears 26 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).