Spindel
German, noun/ˈʃpɪndl̩/
Spindel is spelled S-P-I-N-D-E-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 52,012th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Spindel is a German feminine noun meaning “spindle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “länglicher, zu den Enden hin dünner werdender Gegenstand, auf den gesponnener Faden aufgewickelt wird”.
What does Spindel mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininespindle
- 2
femininefusil
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. länglicher, zu den Enden hin dünner werdender Gegenstand, auf den gesponnener Faden aufgewickelt wird 2. rotationssymmetrisches Bauteil 3. zylinderförmiges Innenteil der Wendeltreppe
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 Spindel
- Spindeln plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Spindel?
- /ˈʃpɪndl̩/
- [ˈʃpɪndl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Spindel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Spindel in German?
Spindel appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).