Fänger
German, noun/ˈfɛŋɐ/
Fänger is spelled F-Ä-N-G-E-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 77,779th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fänger is a German masculine noun meaning “catcher, fielder” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Person (oder Sache), die etwas fängt, auf- oder abfängt”.
What does Fänger mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecatcher, fielder
- 2
masculinecaptor
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Person (oder Sache), die etwas fängt, auf- oder abfängt 2. die Person oder das Werkzeug, das dem Wild den Fang, also den schnellen Tod bringt
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 Fänger
- Fängers genitive
- Fängerin feminine
- Fängern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fänger?
- /ˈfɛŋɐ/
- [ˈfɛŋɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Fänger
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Fänger in German?
Fänger appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).