zischeln
German, verb/ˈt͡sɪʃl̩n/
zischeln is spelled Z-I-S-C-H-E-L-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 31 million words in written German, the 326,119th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zischeln is a German verb meaning “to whisper, hiss” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in scharfem Ton leise reden, wobei insbesondere Zischlaute hervortreten”.
What does zischeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to whisper, hiss
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. in scharfem Ton leise reden, wobei insbesondere Zischlaute hervortreten 2. versteckt und flüsternd Böses über jemanden oder etwas sprechen
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 zischeln
- zischelt present singular third-person
- zischelte past
- gezischelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- zischelnd participle present
- zischle first-person indicative present
- zischele first-person indicative present
- zischel first-person indicative present
- zischelst indicative present second-person
- zischelest second-person singular subjunctive
- zischlest second-person singular subjunctive
- zischelet plural second-person subjunctive
- zischlet plural second-person subjunctive
- zischelten first-person indicative plural
- zischeltest indicative preterite second-person
- zischeltet indicative plural preterite
- zischele! imperative singular
- zischle! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zischeln?
- /ˈt͡sɪʃl̩n/
- [ˈt͡sɪʃl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is zischeln in German?
zischeln appears about once in every 31 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).