toll
German, adjective/tɔl/
toll is spelled T-O-L-L (4 letters) and appears 110 times per million words in written German, the 786th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Toll is a German adjective meaning “great, nice, wonderful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einfältig bis verrückt”.
What does toll mean in English?
adjective
- 1
colloquialgreat, nice, wonderful
‚Katjuscha‘ ist ein tolles Lied.
- 2
datedcrazy, mad
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. einfältig bis verrückt 2. an Tollwut erkrankt, tollwütig 3. großartig (Ausdruck der Bewunderung)
adverb: 1. sehr, äußerst, überaus
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 toll
- toller masculine nominative singular
- am tollsten superlative
- tolle feminine nominative singular
- tolles neuter nominative singular
- tollen genitive masculine singular
- tollem dative masculine singular
- der tolle definite includes-article masculine
- die tolle definite feminine includes-article
- das tolle definite includes-article neuter
- die tollen definite includes-article nominative
- des tollen definite genitive includes-article
- der tollen definite feminine genitive
- dem tollen dative definite includes-article
- doll alternative
- dolle variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce toll?
- /tɔl/
- [tʰɔl]
- [tɔl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to toll
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is toll in German?
toll appears 110 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).