Direktor
German, noun/diˈʁɛktoːɐ̯/
Direktor is spelled D-I-R-E-K-T-O-R (8 letters) and appears 29 times per million words in written German, the 2,820th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Direktor is a German masculine noun meaning “principal (administrator of a school)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Leiter einer öffentlichen Institution (Hochschule, Schule, Behörde …)”.
What does Direktor mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineprincipal (administrator of a school)
- 2
masculinedirector (leader of an organisation)
- 3
masculinetitle of a Beamter ("Public servant") in the senior service after second promotion
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Leiter einer öffentlichen Institution (Hochschule, Schule, Behörde …) 2. Leiter eines Betriebes, eines Betriebsteils, einer oder mehrerer Abteilungen oder Zuständigkeitsbereiche
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 Direktor
- Direktors genitive
- Direktoren plural
- Direktorin feminine
- Dir. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Direktor?
- /diˈʁɛktoːɐ̯/
- [diˈʁɛktoːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Direktor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Direktor in German?
Direktor appears 29 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).