Generalleutnant
German, noun[ɡenəˈʁaːlˌlɔɪ̯tnant]
Generalleutnant is spelled G-E-N-E-R-A-L-L-E-U-T-N-A-N-T (15 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 46,552nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Generalleutnant is a German masculine noun meaning “lieutenant general” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Generalsdienstgrad”.
What does Generalleutnant mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelieutenant general
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Generalsdienstgrad 2. zwischen dem Generalmajor und General 3. zwischen dem Generalmajor und dem General der Infanterie etc. 4. Offizier, der den Dienstgrad eines Generalleutnants innehat
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 Generalleutnant
- Generalleutnants genitive
- GL abbreviation
- GenLt abbreviation
- Generalleutnante nominative plural
- Generalleutnanten dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Generalleutnant?
- [ɡenəˈʁaːlˌlɔɪ̯tnant]
- [ɡenəˈʁaːllɔɪ̯tˌnant]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Generalleutnant in German?
Generalleutnant appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).