Zelle
German, noun/ˈtsɛlə/
Zelle is spelled Z-E-L-L-E (5 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written German, the 5,360th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zelle is a German feminine noun meaning “in a monastery or convent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleinste lebende Einheit eines Lebewesens”.
What does Zelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininein a monastery or convent
- 2
femininein a prison
- 3
femininecell
- 4
femininecell (component of a battery)
- 5
femininecell (small, organised, often clandestine group of people)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleinste lebende Einheit eines Lebewesens 2. ein kleiner Raum, in den man sich einschließt oder in dem man eingeschlossen wird 3. Bauelement 4. kleine Gruppe gemeinsam oder miteinander abgestimmt handelnder Personen
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 Zelle
- Zellen plural
- Zellchen diminutive neuter
- Celle alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zelle?
- /ˈtsɛlə/
- [ˈt͡sɛlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Zelle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zelle in German?
Zelle appears 14 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).