Torpedo
German, noun/tɔʁˈpeːdo/
Torpedo is spelled T-O-R-P-E-D-O (7 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written German, the 38,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Torpedo is a German masculine noun meaning “torpedo (weapon)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “unbemannte Unterwasserwaffe mit eigenem Antrieb”.
What does Torpedo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetorpedo (weapon)
- 2
masculinetorpedo (fish)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. unbemannte Unterwasserwaffe mit eigenem Antrieb
noun: 1. wissenschaftlicher Name einer Gattung aus der Familie der Zitterrochen (Torpedinidae), die im Atlantik und im Indischen Ozean vorkommt
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 Torpedo
- Torpedos genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Torpedo?
- /tɔʁˈpeːdo/
- [tʰɔʁˈpʰeːdo]
- [tɔʁˈpeːdo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Torpedo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Torpedo in German?
Torpedo appears 1.0 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).