Büttel
German, noun/ˈbʏtəl/
Büttel is spelled B-Ü-T-T-E-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 63,211th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Büttel is a German masculine noun meaning “court officer, usher, messenger” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gerichtsdiener, Gerichtsbote”.
What does Büttel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecourt officer, usher, messenger
- 2
masculinelackey, stooge, one who is servile and/or performs menial service
Ich bin doch nicht dein Büttel!
- 3
derogatorymasculinerarepoliceman
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gerichtsdiener, Gerichtsbote 2. Polizist 3. Person, die zu niedrigen Diensten missbraucht wird
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 Büttel
- Büttels genitive
- Bütteln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Büttel?
- /ˈbʏtəl/
- [ˈbʏ.tl̩]
- [ˈbʏtl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Büttel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Büttel in German?
Büttel appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).