Geburtshelferin
German, noun/ɡəˈbʊrt͡shɛlfərɪn/
Geburtshelferin is spelled G-E-B-U-R-T-S-H-E-L-F-E-R-I-N (15 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 187,243rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Geburtshelferin is a German feminine noun meaning “midwife (accoucheuse), obstetrician (female)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Frau, die eine Gebärende bei der Geburt unterstützt und den Geburtsvorgang begleitet”.
What does Geburtshelferin mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemidwife (accoucheuse), obstetrician (female)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Frau, die eine Gebärende bei der Geburt unterstützt und den Geburtsvorgang begleitet
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 Geburtshelferin
- Geburtshelferinnen plural
- Geburtshelfer masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Geburtshelferin?
- /ɡəˈbʊrt͡shɛlfərɪn/
- [ɡəˈbʊɐ̯t͡shɛlfəʁɪn]
- [ɡəˈbʊʁt͡sˌhɛlfəʁɪn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Geburtshelferin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Geburtshelferin in German?
Geburtshelferin appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).