jemand
German, pronoun/ˈjeːmant/
jemand is spelled J-E-M-A-N-D (6 letters) and appears 316 times per million words in written German, the 297th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jemand is a German masculine pronoun meaning “someone, somebody” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine oder mehrere unbestimmte Person(en)”.
What does jemand mean in English?
pronoun
- 1
masculinesomeone, somebody
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)
noun: 1. Individuum als handelndes Subjekt (insbesondere im Gegensatz zum Niemand)
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 jemand
- jemandes genitive
- jemands dated genitive
- jemandem dative
- jemanden accusative
- Jemand alternative proscribed
- jd. abbreviation
- jmd. abbreviation
- Jemande nominative plural
- Jemands genitive singular
- Jemandes genitive singular
- Jemanden dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jemand?
- /ˈjeːmant/
- [ˈjeːmant]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to jemand
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jemand in German?
jemand appears 316 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).