Spin
German, noun[spɪn]
Spin is spelled S-P-I-N (4 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written German, the 14,528th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Spin is a German masculine noun meaning “spin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Eigendrehimpuls von Elementarteilchen”.
What does Spin mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinespin
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Eigendrehimpuls von Elementarteilchen 2. Drehimpuls, der einem Ball beim Schlag oder Stoß durch Anschneiden gegeben wird, so dass der Ball nach dem Auftreffen in einem anderen Winkel oder in eine andere Richtung wegspringt
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 Spin
- Spins genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Spin?
- [spɪn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Spin in German?
Spin appears 4.0 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).