Teilchen
German, noun[ˈtaɪ̯lçən]
Teilchen is spelled T-E-I-L-C-H-E-N (8 letters) and appears 4.4 times per million words in written German, the 13,580th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Teilchen is a German neuter noun meaning “particle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “im Vergleich zum übergeordneten System sehr kleines Objekt; speziell: Objekt, welches kleiner ist, als ein…”.
What does Teilchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterparticle
- 2
neuterbun (sweet pastry, e.g. Danish pastry)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. im Vergleich zum übergeordneten System sehr kleines Objekt; speziell: Objekt, welches kleiner ist, als ein Atom 2. süßes Kleingebäck 3. kleines Teil
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 Teilchen
- Teilchens genitive
- Teilch. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Teilchen?
- [ˈtaɪ̯lçən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Teilchen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Teilchen in German?
Teilchen appears 4.4 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).