Zipfel
German, noun/ˈtsɪpfəl/
Zipfel is spelled Z-I-P-F-E-L (6 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 27,669th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zipfel is a German masculine noun meaning “corner or peak” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “meist länglicher, schmaler, oft spitz zulaufender Fortsatz, schmal zulaufendes Endstück (meist bei Textilien)”.
What does Zipfel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecorner or peak
- 2
masculinelappet, tail (of clothing)
- 3
masculinepenis, cock, willy, peter
- 4
masculinepanhandle
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. meist länglicher, schmaler, oft spitz zulaufender Fortsatz, schmal zulaufendes Endstück (meist bei Textilien) 2. Gebiet einer geopolitischen Einheit, das in eines oder mehrere andere hineinragt 3. männliches Geschlechtsorgan verschiedener Tiere, so auch des Menschen
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 Zipfel
- Zipfels genitive
- Zipfelchen diminutive neuter
- Zipfelein diminutive neuter
- Zipflein diminutive neuter
- Zipferl diminutive neuter
- Zipfeln dative definite plural
- Zippel alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zipfel?
- /ˈtsɪpfəl/
- [ˈt͡sɪp͡fl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Zipfel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zipfel in German?
Zipfel appears 1.7 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).