Rüssel
German, noun/ˈʁʏsəl/
Rüssel is spelled R-Ü-S-S-E-L (6 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written German, the 35,124th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rüssel is a German masculine noun meaning “pig's snout” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “verlängerter Teil des Mundes bei einem Tier”.
What does Rüssel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepig's snout
- 2
masculineproboscis; trunk (prolonged nose of certain mammals, notably elephants)
- 3
masculineproboscis (similar organ in certain insects, etc.)
- 4
informalmasculineoffensivebeak (human nose, especially a large one)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. verlängerter Teil des Mundes bei einem Tier 2. etwas, das dem Rüssel [1, 2] vom Äußeren und der Funktion her ähnelt
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 Rüssel
- Rüssels genitive
- Rüsselchen diminutive neuter
- Rüsselein diminutive neuter
- Rüsserl diminutive neuter
- Rüsseln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rüssel?
- /ˈʁʏsəl/
- [ˈʁʏsəl]
- [ˈʁʏsl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Rüssel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Rüssel in German?
Rüssel appears 1.2 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).