Winkel
German, noun/ˈvɪŋkəl/
Winkel is spelled W-I-N-K-E-L (6 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written German, the 4,979th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Winkel is a German masculine noun meaning “angle, nook; corner (seen from the inside)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Stellung zweier Linien oder Flächen zueinander”.
What does Winkel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineangle, nook; corner (seen from the inside)
- 2
masculineangle (figure, measure thereof)
- 3
masculineone of the two areas of a goal near where the post and crossbar meet;
- 4
masculinechevron
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Stellung zweier Linien oder Flächen zueinander 2. Ecke in oder an Gebäuden oder in Zimmern 3. Metallschablone für einen (in der Regel rechten) Winkel 4. Zeichendreieck, Geometriedreieck
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 Winkel
- Winkels genitive
- Winkelchen diminutive neuter
- Winkeln dative definite plural
- [1] ∡, ∢ symbol
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Winkel?
- /ˈvɪŋkəl/
- [ˈvɪŋ.kl̩]
- [ˈʋ-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Winkel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Winkel in German?
Winkel appears 15 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).