Bauer
German, noun/ˈbaʊ̯ɐ/
Bauer is spelled B-A-U-E-R (5 letters) and appears 27 times per million words in written German, the 3,035th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bauer is a German masculine noun meaning “farmer (male or of unspecified gender)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemand, der Ackerbau oder Viehhaltung betreibt”.
What does Bauer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefarmer (male or of unspecified gender)
- 2
masculinepeasant (male or of unspecified gender)
- 3
derogatorymasculineboor, yokel, bumpkin (male or of unspecified gender)
- 4
masculinepawn
- 5
masculinejack, knave
noun
- 1
archaicmasculineneuterbirdcage
noun
- 1
masculinebuilder (male or of unspecified gender)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jemand, der Ackerbau oder Viehhaltung betreibt 2. in Ständegesellschaften Angehöriger des Bauernstandes 3. Mensch mit schlechten Manieren 4. schwächste der Schachfiguren
noun: 1. Person, die etwas errichtet/baut/herstellt
noun: 1. Vogelkäfig
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 Bauer
- Bauern genitive standard
- Bauers genitive informal
- Bäuerchen diminutive neuter
- Bäuerlein diminutive neuter
- Bäuerin feminine
- Bäurin feminine
- Bauerin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bauer?
- /ˈbaʊ̯ɐ/
- [ˈbaʊ̯ɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bauer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bauer in German?
Bauer appears 27 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).