Dienstmädchen
German, noun/ˈdiːnstˌmɛːtçən/
Dienstmädchen is spelled D-I-E-N-S-T-M-Ä-D-C-H-E-N (13 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 32,981st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dienstmädchen is a German neuter noun meaning “maid, housemaid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “weibliche Person, die zur Verrichtung von Haushaltsaufgaben angestellt ist”.
What does Dienstmädchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutermaid, housemaid
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. weibliche Person, die zur Verrichtung von Haushaltsaufgaben angestellt ist
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 Dienstmädchen
- Dienstmädchens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Dienstmädchen?
- /ˈdiːnstˌmɛːtçən/
- /-ˌmeːtçən/
- [ˈdiːnstˌmɛːtçən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Dienstmädchen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Dienstmädchen in German?
Dienstmädchen appears 1.3 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).