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Waffel

German, noun/ˈvafl̩/

Waffel is spelled W-A-F-F-E-L (6 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,531st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Waffel is a German feminine noun meaning “waffle, wafer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “süßes, knuspriges Gebäckstück”.

What does Waffel mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininewaffle, wafer

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. süßes, knuspriges Gebäckstück 2. Kopf (zunächst im Sinne von Mund dann erweitert von Verstand)

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 Waffel

  • Waffeln plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Waffel?

  • /ˈvafl̩/
  • [ˈvafl̩]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Waffel

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Waffel in German?

Waffel appears 1.5 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).

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