Elite
German, noun/eˈliːtə/
Elite is spelled E-L-I-T-E (5 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written German, the 5,929th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Elite is a German feminine noun meaning “elite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleine Gruppe, die eine sozial sehr hohe Stellung hat”.
What does Elite mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineelite
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleine Gruppe, die eine sozial sehr hohe Stellung hat
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 Elite
- Eliten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Elite?
- /eˈliːtə/
- [eˈliːtə]
- [eˈlɪtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Elite
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Elite in German?
Elite appears 12 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).