irgendwer
German, pronoun[ˈɪʁɡn̩tˈveːɐ̯]
irgendwer is spelled I-R-G-E-N-D-W-E-R (9 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written German, the 7,028th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Irgendwer is a German pronoun meaning “someone; anyone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine oder mehrere unbestimmte Person(en)”.
What does irgendwer mean in English?
pronoun
- 1
colloquialsomeone; anyone
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
pronoun: 1. eine oder mehrere unbestimmte Person(en)
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 irgendwer
- irgendwessen genitive singular
- irgendwem dative singular
- irgendwen accusative singular
- iwer alternative Internet
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce irgendwer?
- [ˈɪʁɡn̩tˈveːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to irgendwer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is irgendwer in German?
irgendwer appears 10 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).