Zylinder
German, noun/t͡syˈlɪndɐ/
Zylinder is spelled Z-Y-L-I-N-D-E-R (8 letters) and appears 5.4 times per million words in written German, the 11,619th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zylinder is a German masculine noun meaning “cylinder” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “geometrischer Körper mit kreisrunder Grundfläche und dazu kongruenter Deckfläche”.
What does Zylinder mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecylinder
- 2
masculinetop hat
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. geometrischer Körper mit kreisrunder Grundfläche und dazu kongruenter Deckfläche 2. für spezielle Hüte, die in der Form ^([1]) ähneln 3. röhrenförmige Kammer einer Maschine (zum Beispiel Motor), in der sich ein Kolben bewegt 4. Kurzform von Schließzylinder, einem mit einem Schlüssel zu betätigenden Bauteil bei Schlössern^([1])
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 Zylinder
- Zylinders genitive
- Zylindern dative definite plural
- Cylinder alternative obsolete
- Zyl. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zylinder?
- /t͡syˈlɪndɐ/
- /t͡siˈlɪndɐ/
- [t͡syˈlɪndɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Zylinder
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zylinder in German?
Zylinder appears 5.4 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).