zentral
German, adjective/t͡sɛnˈtʁaːl/
zentral is spelled Z-E-N-T-R-A-L (7 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written German, the 5,929th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zentral is a German adjective meaning “central” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in der Mitte, im Mittelpunkt oder im Zentrum befindlich”.
What does zentral mean in English?
adjective
- 1
central
adverb
- 1
centrally
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. in der Mitte, im Mittelpunkt oder im Zentrum befindlich 2. von besonderer Wichtigkeit, entscheidendem Einfluss; im Mittelpunkt stehend 3. eine leitende, führende Stelle einnehmend 4. Eigenschaft von Vokalen, die in mittlerer Position zwischen vorne und hinten gesprochen werden
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 zentral
- zentraler masculine nominative singular
- am zentralsten superlative
- zentrale feminine nominative singular
- zentrales neuter nominative singular
- zentralen genitive masculine singular
- zentralem dative masculine singular
- der zentrale definite includes-article masculine
- die zentrale definite feminine includes-article
- das zentrale definite includes-article neuter
- die zentralen definite includes-article nominative
- des zentralen definite genitive includes-article
- der zentralen definite feminine genitive
- dem zentralen dative definite includes-article
- zentr. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zentral?
- /t͡sɛnˈtʁaːl/
- [t͡sɛnˈtʁaːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zentral
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zentral in German?
zentral appears 12 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).