viertel
German, number
viertel is spelled V-I-E-R-T-E-L (7 letters) and appears 29 times per million words in written German, the 2,820th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Viertel is a German number meaning “a quarter of something (used as an indeclinable adjective)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Viertel is a different word: “quarter, fourth”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “25 Prozent des Gesamtwertes”.
What does viertel mean in English?
number
- 1
a quarter of something (used as an indeclinable adjective)
ein viertel Kilogramm.
- 2
Austriathree-quarters of an hour before, 45 minutes before (used with the number of the following hour)
Wir treffen uns um viertel zwei.
noun
- 1
Switzerlandmasculineneuterquarter, fourth
noun
- 1
neuterclipping of Stadtviertel; quarter, neighbourhood (of a town or city)
noun
- 1
neuterone-quarter liter (250 milliliter) of a specified liquid, often used in recipes.
- 2
Austrianeuterone-quarter liter (250 milliliter) of wine.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
number: 1. 25 Prozent des Gesamtwertes 2. 45 Minuten vor (eins, zwei, drei …)
noun: 1. ein Teil von etwas durch vier geteiltem; 25 Prozent (%) von etwas 2. eine Wohngegend, ein Quartier; ein Häuserblock
noun: 1. Viertelnote
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 viertel
- Viertels genitive
- Vierteln dative definite plural
- Vierterl diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to viertel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is viertel in German?
viertel appears 29 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).