Trottel
German, noun/ˈtʁɔtəl/
Trottel is spelled T-R-O-T-T-E-L (7 letters) and appears 5.8 times per million words in written German, the 11,022nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trottel is a German masculine noun meaning “idiot, fool, boob, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “schwachsinniger Mensch, ein unter Kretinismus leidender Mensch”.
What does Trottel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineidiot, fool, boob, etc.
Er ist nur ein alter Trottel.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. schwachsinniger Mensch, ein unter Kretinismus leidender Mensch 2. ein nicht sehr kluger oder nur wenig gebildeter, einfältiger 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 Trottel
- Trottels genitive
- Trotteln dative definite plural
- Trottelin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Trottel?
- /ˈtʁɔtəl/
- [ˈtʁɔtl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Trottel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Trottel in German?
Trottel appears 5.8 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).