Ersatzfrau
German, noun[ɛɐ̯ˈzatsfʀaʊ̯]
Ersatzfrau is spelled E-R-S-A-T-Z-F-R-A-U (10 letters) and appears about once in every 39 million words in written German, the 371,567th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ersatzfrau is a German feminine noun meaning “female substitute, stand in” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Ersatzfrau mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale substitute, stand in
- 2
femininefemale replacement
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Ersatzfrau
- Ersatzfrauen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ersatzfrau?
- [ɛɐ̯ˈzatsfʀaʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Ersatzfrau in German?
Ersatzfrau appears about once in every 39 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).