Zirbel
German, noun/ˈt͡sɪʁbl̩/
Zirbel is spelled Z-I-R-B-E-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 39 million words in written German, the 371,567th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zirbel is a German feminine noun meaning “arolla pine, stone pine, Swiss pine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine weit über tausend Jahre alt und über zwanzig Meter hoch werdende Art der Föhren oder Kiefern, die an der…”.
What does Zirbel mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininearolla pine, stone pine, Swiss pine
- 2
datedfemininefir-cone
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine weit über tausend Jahre alt und über zwanzig Meter hoch werdende Art der Föhren oder Kiefern, die an der Waldgrenze der Alpen und Karpaten wächst 2. der Zapfen des unter [1] genannten Nadelbaumes 3. Kurzbezeichnung für die Zirbeldrüse 4. Kunstvoll gedrehte Verzierung aus Schmiedeeisen
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 Zirbel
- Zirbeln plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zirbel?
- /ˈt͡sɪʁbl̩/
- [ˈt͡sɪʁbl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Zirbel in German?
Zirbel appears about once in every 39 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).