Geier
German, noun/ˈɡaɪ̯ɐ/
Geier is spelled G-E-I-E-R (5 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written German, the 15,856th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Geier is a German masculine noun meaning “vulture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Raubvogel aus der Unterfamilie der Altweltgeier (Aegypiinae) und/oder der Familie Neuweltgeier…”.
What does Geier mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinevulture
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Raubvogel aus der Unterfamilie der Altweltgeier (Aegypiinae) und/oder der Familie Neuweltgeier (Cathartidae) 2. Spielart, bei der nur Ober als Trumpf zählen 3. rücksichtslose, raffgierige Person
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 Geier
- Geiers genitive
- Geiern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Geier?
- /ˈɡaɪ̯ɐ/
- [ˈɡaɪ̯ɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Geier
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Geier in German?
Geier appears 3.5 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).