Tölpel
German, noun/ˈtœlpəl/
Tölpel is spelled T-Ö-L-P-E-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 80,178th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tölpel is a German masculine noun meaning “someone who acts in a clumsy or awkward way (physically or socially)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Meeresvogel der Familie Sulidae”.
What does Tölpel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesomeone who acts in a clumsy or awkward way (physically or socially)
- 2
masculineidiot, fool, dolt
- 3
masculinegannet (a sea bird)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Meeresvogel der Familie Sulidae 2. plumper, ungeschickter, meist dummer Mensch
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 Tölpel
- Tölpels genitive
- Tölpeln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Tölpel?
- /ˈtœlpəl/
- [ˈtœlpəl]
- [ˈtœlpl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Tölpel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Tölpel in German?
Tölpel appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).