Kauffrau
German, noun[ˈkaʊ̯fˌfʁaʊ̯]
Kauffrau is spelled K-A-U-F-F-R-A-U (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 45,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kauffrau is a German feminine noun meaning “merchant, businessman, trader (female)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “weibliche Person, die im Handelsregister als Gewerbetreibende eingetragen ist”.
What does Kauffrau mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemerchant, businessman, trader (female)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. weibliche Person, die im Handelsregister als Gewerbetreibende eingetragen ist 2. weibliche Person, die [über eine kaufmännische (=handelsgewerbliche) Ausbildung verfügt und] beruflich im Handel, im Kauf oder Verkauf tätig ist
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 Kauffrau
- Kauffrauen plural
- Kaufmann masculine
- Kffr. abbreviation
- Kfr. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kauffrau?
- [ˈkaʊ̯fˌfʁaʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kauffrau
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kauffrau in German?
Kauffrau 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).