Riegel
German, noun/ˈriːɡəl/
Riegel is spelled R-I-E-G-E-L (6 letters) and appears 4.9 times per million words in written German, the 12,471st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Riegel is a German masculine noun meaning “bolt; latch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “länglicher Metallschaft, als Teil eines bestimmten Schlosses”.
What does Riegel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebolt; latch
- 2
masculineshort bar (e.g. of chocolate)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. länglicher Metallschaft, als Teil eines bestimmten Schlosses 2. Lebensmittel in fester, länglicher Form 3. Streifen einer Hochebene zwischen zwei tief eingeschnittenen Tälern 4. Bauteil eines Fachwerkhauses: waagerechter Balken zwischen zwei Ständern
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 Riegel
- Riegels genitive
- Riegeln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Riegel?
- /ˈriːɡəl/
- [ˈʁiː-]
- [ˈriː-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Riegel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Riegel in German?
Riegel appears 4.9 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).