Fräulein
German, noun/ˈfʁɔɪ̯laɪ̯n/
Fräulein is spelled F-R-Ä-U-L-E-I-N (8 letters) and appears 7.9 times per million words in written German, the 8,529th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fräulein is a German neuter noun meaning “miss” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of Frau (but not freely applicable). The German Wiktionary defines it as “unverheiratete Frau”.
What does Fräulein mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdiminutive of Frau (but not freely applicable)
- 2
datedneutermiss
Guten Morgen, Fräulein Schmitz!
- 3
neutermiss, young woman (especially a shop assistant)
Würden Sie mir kurz helfen, junges Fräulein!
- 4
neuteryoung lady, missy (said jokingly or rebukingly to a little girl)
So, jetzt reicht's aber, Fräulein!
- 5
neuterobsoleteA female animal or person
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. unverheiratete Frau 2. Titel, Anrede, Namenszusatz für ein Fräulein^([1]) 3. Mädchen 4. ledige adlige Frau
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 Fräulein
- Fräuleins genitive
- Frl. abbreviation
- Fräuleinchen diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fräulein?
- standard /ˈfʁɔɪ̯laɪ̯n/
- /ˈfʁɔlaɪ̯n/
- [ˈfʁɔɪ̯laɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Fräulein
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Fräulein in German?
Fräulein appears 7.9 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).