Hosenrolle
German, noun/ˈhoːzn̩ˌʁɔlə/
Hosenrolle is spelled H-O-S-E-N-R-O-L-L-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written German, the 254,291st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hosenrolle is a German feminine noun meaning “trouser role, breeches role” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Männerrolle, von einer Schauspielerin gespielt”.
What does Hosenrolle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetrouser role, breeches role
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Männerrolle, von einer Schauspielerin gespielt
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 Hosenrolle
- Hosenrollen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hosenrolle?
- /ˈhoːzn̩ˌʁɔlə/
- [ˈhoːzn̩ˌʁɔlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Hosenrolle in German?
Hosenrolle appears about once in every 20 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).