Feldwebel
German, noun/ˈfɛltˌveːbəl/
Feldwebel is spelled F-E-L-D-W-E-B-E-L (9 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written German, the 34,584th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Feldwebel is a German masculine noun meaning “sergeant (noncommissioned officer)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Unteroffiziersdienstgrad”.
What does Feldwebel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesergeant (noncommissioned officer)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Unteroffiziersdienstgrad 2. zwischen dem Stabsunteroffizier und Oberfeldwebel 3. zwischen dem Unterfeldwebel und dem Oberfeldwebel 4. Unteroffizier im Range eines Feldwebels
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 Feldwebel
- Feldwebels genitive
- Feldwebeln dative definite plural
- Feldweibel alternative Switzerland
- F abbreviation
- Fw abbreviation
- Feldwebelin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Feldwebel?
- /ˈfɛltˌveːbəl/
- [ˈfɛltˌveːbl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Feldwebel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Feldwebel in German?
Feldwebel appears 1.2 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).