General
German, noun/ˌɡe(ː).nəˈʁaːl/
General is spelled G-E-N-E-R-A-L (7 letters) and appears 52 times per million words in written German, the 1,636th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). General is a German masculine noun meaning “general (officer in any general rank)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Offiziersdienstgrad”.
What does General mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegeneral (officer in any general rank)
- 2
masculinegeneral (officer in a specific general rank, usually the highest)
- 3
masculinegeneral (head of an order)
prefix
- 1
general (Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Offiziersdienstgrad 2. (1a) über dem Generalleutnant und somit der höchste Dienstgrad 3. (1b) zwischen dem Generalleutnant und dem Generaloberst 4. Offizier, der den Dienstgrad eines Generals innehat, im weiteren Sinne jeder Offizier der Laufbahngruppe der Generale
prefix: 1. vorangestelltes Wortbildungselement, das eine hohe Relevanz, Gültigkeit, etwas Allumfassendes oder eine hohe Stellung kennzeichnet
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 General
- Generales genitive
- Generals genitive
- Generäle plural
- Generale plural
- Generälin feminine
- Generalin feminine
- Generälen dative definite plural
- Generalen dative definite plural
- Gen abbreviation
- Gl abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce General?
- standard /ˌɡe(ː).nəˈʁaːl/
- /ˌɡɛ.nəˈʁaːl/
- /ɡeneˈʁaːl/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to General
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is General in German?
General appears 52 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).