Schrulle
German, noun/ˈʃʁʊlə/
Schrulle is spelled S-C-H-R-U-L-L-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 156,943rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schrulle is a German feminine noun meaning “quirk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine ungewöhnliche Angewohnheit, ein seltsames Hobby, eine fixe Idee”.
What does Schrulle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininequirk
- 2
femininequirky old woman
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine ungewöhnliche Angewohnheit, ein seltsames Hobby, eine fixe Idee 2. ältere, eigensinnige Frau mit einer abseits der Norm liegenden Persönlichkeit und Charaktereigenschaften, die im Allgemeinen als seltsam oder verwirrt bis leicht verrückt angesehen werden
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 Schrulle
- Schrullen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schrulle?
- /ˈʃʁʊlə/
- [ˈʃʁʊlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schrulle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schrulle in German?
Schrulle appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).