Herr
German, noun/hɛr/
Herr is a German masculine noun meaning “man, gentleman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “höfliche Bezeichnung für einen Mann”.
What does Herr mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineman, gentleman
Herrenbekleidung
- 2
archaicmasculinesir, lord; address of subservient respect
Wie kann ich Euch zu Diensten sein, Herr?
- 3
masculineMr., mister, sir respectful address towards a man
sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
- 4
masculinemaster, lord (generally denotes that someone has control over something, either in a generic or in a regal sense)
Herr der Lage sein
- 5
masculinethe lowest title of German nobility
Gans Edle Herren zu Putlitz
- 6
masculineLord, God
Das Haus des Herrn
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. höfliche Bezeichnung für einen Mann 2. Anrede für einen Mann 3. jemand, der eine fast vollständige Kontrolle über Dinge oder Personen hat (früher insbesondere ein Adliger) 4. andere Bezeichnung für Gott
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 Herr
- Herrn genitive
- Herren archaic genitive
- Herrchen diminutive neuter
- Herrlein diminutive neuter
- Herrl diminutive neuter
- Herrin feminine
- Herre alternative archaic
- HErr alternative
- HERR alternative
- H. abbreviation
- Hr. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Herr?
- /hɛr/
- [hɛʁ]
- [hɛr]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Herr
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Herr in German?
Herr appears 174 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).