Bildhauer
German, noun/ˈbɪltˌhaʊɐ/
Bildhauer is spelled B-I-L-D-H-A-U-E-R (9 letters) and appears 4.2 times per million words in written German, the 14,041st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bildhauer is a German masculine noun meaning “sculptor (male or of unspecified gender) (occupation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Künstler, der plastische Figuren aus Stein herstellt oder Figuren, die in Bronze gegossen werden, aber auch…”.
What does Bildhauer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesculptor (male or of unspecified gender) (occupation)
noun
- 1
masculineSculptor (constellation)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Künstler, der plastische Figuren aus Stein herstellt oder Figuren, die in Bronze gegossen werden, aber auch aufgebaute Terrakotta und moderne Materialien benutzt 2. ein Sternbild des Südhimmels
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 Bildhauer
- Bildhauers genitive
- Bildhauerin feminine
- Bildhauern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bildhauer?
- /ˈbɪltˌhaʊɐ/
- [ˈbɪltˌhaʊ̯ɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bildhauer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bildhauer in German?
Bildhauer appears 4.2 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).