Erstklässler
German, noun
Erstklässler is a German masculine noun meaning “first-year pupil; child who has just started school; abecedarian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its umlaut, Erstklassler is a different word: “first-year pupil; child who has just started school; abecedarian”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Schüler, der die erste Klasse besucht (in Österreich auch einer weiterführenden Schule)”.
What does Erstklässler mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefirst-year pupil; child who has just started school; abecedarian
noun
- 1
Austriamasculinefirst-year pupil; child who has just started school; abecedarian
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Schüler, der die erste Klasse besucht (in Österreich auch einer weiterführenden Schule)
noun: 1. Schüler der Anfangsklasse (auch einer weiterführenden Schule)
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 Erstklässler
- Erstklässlers genitive
- Erstklässlerin feminine
- Erstklässlern dative definite plural
- Erstklässer alternative Central German
- Erstklassler alternative Austria
- Erstklasslers genitive
- Erstklasslerin feminine
- Erstklasslern dative definite plural
- Erstklässler alternative Germany
- Erstkläßler obsolete
- Erstklaßler obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is Erstklässler in German?
Erstklässler appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).