Kaufmann
German, noun/ˈkaʊ̯fˌman/
Kaufmann is spelled K-A-U-F-M-A-N-N (8 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written German, the 6,059th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kaufmann is a German masculine noun meaning “merchant, businessman, trader” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Inhaber eines Handelsbetriebes, oder Fachkraft in einem solchen”.
What does Kaufmann mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemerchant, businessman, trader
symbol
- 1
datedThe letter K from the German spelling alphabet
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Inhaber eines Handelsbetriebes, oder Fachkraft in einem solchen
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 Kaufmann
- Kaufmannes genitive
- Kaufmanns genitive
- Kaufmänner plural
- Kaufleute plural
- Kauffrau feminine
- Kaufmanne dative singular
- Kaufmännern dative definite plural
- Kaufleuten dative definite plural
- Kaufmännin feminine archaic
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kaufmann?
- /ˈkaʊ̯fˌman/
- [ˈkaʊ̯fˌman]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kaufmann
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kaufmann in German?
Kaufmann appears 12 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).