Symbol
German, noun/zʏmˈboːl/
Symbol is spelled S-Y-M-B-O-L (6 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written German, the 3,959th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Symbol is a German neuter noun meaning “symbol, icon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “stellvertretende, vereinfachte Darstellung eines Objekts oder Sachverhalts”.
What does Symbol mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutersymbol, icon
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. stellvertretende, vereinfachte Darstellung eines Objekts oder Sachverhalts 2. kleines Bild auf der Benutzeroberfläche, das zum Beispiel angeklickt werden kann, um ein Programm zu starten 3. jedes Objekt (Zeichen, Wort) im Programmcode zur Darstellung oder Beschreibung einer Informationseinheit 4. graphische Darstellung eines Sinnbildes
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 Symbol
- Symbols genitive
- Symboles genitive rare
- Symbole plural
- Symbolen dative definite plural
- Symb. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Symbol?
- /zʏmˈboːl/
- [zʏmˈboːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Symbol
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Symbol in German?
Symbol appears 20 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).