Einwohner
German, noun/ˈaɪ̯nˌvoːnər/
Einwohner is spelled E-I-N-W-O-H-N-E-R (9 letters) and appears 32 times per million words in written German, the 2,594th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Einwohner is a German masculine noun meaning “inhabitant (anyone who lives or dwells in something, especially a country, region, settlement)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Person, die fest eine bestimmte, abgegrenzte Verwaltungseinheit bewohnt, ein zählbares Element von…”.
What does Einwohner mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineinhabitant (anyone who lives or dwells in something, especially a country, region, settlement)
Diese Stadt hat 50.000 Einwohner.
- 2
masculinean inhabitant without the full rights of a citizen; now used in the form Inwohner in historic terminology
Lutherbibel, 1. Mose 23:4 Ich bin ein Fremder und Einwohner bei euch. I am a stranger and sojourner among you.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Person, die fest eine bestimmte, abgegrenzte Verwaltungseinheit bewohnt, ein zählbares Element von Bevölkerung
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 Einwohner
- Einwohners genitive
- Einwohnerin feminine
- Einwohnern dative definite plural
- Inwohner alternative
- Einw. abbreviation
- Ew. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Einwohner?
- /ˈaɪ̯nˌvoːnər/
- [ˈʔaɪ̯nˌvoː.nɐ]
- [-ˌʋoː-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Einwohner
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Einwohner in German?
Einwohner appears 32 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).