Spektakel
German, noun/ʃpɛkˈtaːkl̩/
Spektakel is spelled S-P-E-K-T-A-K-E-L (9 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written German, the 16,125th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Spektakel is a German neuter noun meaning “spectacle (exciting or extraordinary exhibition, performance or event)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “aufregendes Schauspiel, Theaterstück”.
What does Spektakel mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterspectacle (exciting or extraordinary exhibition, performance or event)
noun
- 1
masculinerow (continual loud noise)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aufregendes Schauspiel, Theaterstück 2. aufregender Anblick, aufsehenerregender Vorgang
noun: 1. Lärm, Krach 2. wilde Auseinandersetzung 3. aufsehenerregendes Ereignis
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 Spektakel
- Spektakels genitive
- Spektakeln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Spektakel?
- /ʃpɛkˈtaːkl̩/
- [ʃpɛkˈtaːkl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Spektakel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Spektakel in German?
Spektakel appears 3.5 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).