Offizier
German, noun/ɔfiˈtsiːr/
Offizier is a German masculine noun meaning “commissioned officer (soldier from the rank of lieutenant upwards)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vertreter, Träger eines militärischen Rangs”.
What does Offizier mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecommissioned officer (soldier from the rank of lieutenant upwards)
- 2
masculinea high-ranking official or civil servant in various government agencies
- 3
masculineany chess piece which is not a pawn: a knight, bishop, rook / castle, queen, or king
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vertreter, Träger eines militärischen Rangs 2. allgemein: vom Leutnant aufwärts 3. vom Feldwebelleutnant aufwärts 4. Sammelbezeichnung für die Schachfiguren König, Dame, Turm, Läufer und Springer
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 Offizier
- Offiziers genitive
- Offizieres genitive
- Offiziere plural
- Offizierin feminine
- Offizieren dative definite plural
- Officier alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Offizier?
- /ɔfiˈtsiːr/
- [ʔɔ.fiˈt͡si(ː)ɐ̯]
- /ɔfiˈsiːr/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Offizier
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Offizier in German?
Offizier appears 11 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).