Frauenzimmer
German, noun[ˈfʁaʊ̯ənˌtsɪmɐ]
Frauenzimmer is spelled F-R-A-U-E-N-Z-I-M-M-E-R (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 62,285th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Frauenzimmer is a German neuter noun meaning “lady, woman; (archaic) dame, wench” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Frau oder Mädchen”.
What does Frauenzimmer mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryneuterlady, woman; (archaic) dame, wench
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Frau oder Mädchen
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 Frauenzimmer
- Frauenzimmers genitive
- Frauenzimmern dative definite plural
- Frauenzimmerchen diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Frauenzimmer?
- [ˈfʁaʊ̯ənˌtsɪmɐ]
- [ˈfʁaʊ̯ənˌt͡sɪmɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Frauenzimmer in German?
Frauenzimmer appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).