Tafel
German, noun
Tafel is spelled T-A-F-E-L (5 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written German, the 5,079th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tafel is a German feminine noun meaning “panel, board (e.g., wooden panel)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, tafel is a different word: “first-person singular present”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein plattenförmiges Stück (oft verwendet als Darreichungsform für Schokolade)”.
What does Tafel mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepanel, board (e.g., wooden panel)
- 2
femininetable (raised dinner table or elevated long table, e.g., one at a banquet)
- 3
feminineslab, tablet
- 4
feminineplaque
- 5
feminineblackboard, chalkboard
- 6
feminineplate, sheet (of metal)
- 7
femininebar (e.g. of chocolate) (clipping of Schokoladentafel)
- 8
femininefood bank
verb
- 1
first-person singular present
- 2
singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein plattenförmiges Stück (oft verwendet als Darreichungsform für Schokolade) 2. mit Kreide beschreibbare Fläche; die Kreide kann wieder abgewischt werden 3. festlich oder fürstlich gedeckter Tisch 4. Tabelle oder Illustration
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 Tafel
- Tafeln plural
- Täfelchen diminutive neuter
- Täfelein diminutive neuter
- Täflein diminutive neuter
- Taferl diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Tafel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Tafel in German?
Tafel appears 15 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).