Geigenbauer
German, noun/ˈɡaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌbaʊ̯ɐ/
Geigenbauer is spelled G-E-I-G-E-N-B-A-U-E-R (11 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 154,802nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Geigenbauer is a German masculine noun meaning “violin maker” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Person, die beruflich Streichinstrumente, vor allem Geigen (Violinen), herstellt”.
What does Geigenbauer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineviolin maker
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Person, die beruflich Streichinstrumente, vor allem Geigen (Violinen), herstellt
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 Geigenbauer
- Geigenbauers genitive
- Geigenbauerin feminine
- Geigenbauern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Geigenbauer?
- /ˈɡaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌbaʊ̯ɐ/
- [ˈɡaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌbaʊ̯ɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Geigenbauer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Geigenbauer in German?
Geigenbauer appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).