Eltern
German, noun/ˈɛltərn/
Eltern is spelled E-L-T-E-R-N (6 letters) and appears 182 times per million words in written German, the 469th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eltern is a German noun meaning “parents” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vater und Mutter eines Kindes”.
What does Eltern mean in English?
noun
- 1
parents
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vater und Mutter eines Kindes
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 Eltern
- Aeltern alternative obsolete
- Ältern alternative obsolete
- Elteren alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Eltern?
- /ˈɛltərn/
- [ˈʔɛl.tɐn]
- [ˈɛltɐn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Eltern
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Eltern in German?
Eltern appears 182 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).