Kellner
German, noun/ˈkɛlnɐ/
Kellner is spelled K-E-L-L-N-E-R (7 letters) and appears 6.9 times per million words in written German, the 9,526th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kellner is a German masculine noun meaning “waiter (male or of unspecified gender)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Angestellter in der Gastronomie, dessen Aufgabe die Bedienung der Gäste ist”.
What does Kellner mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewaiter (male or of unspecified gender)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Angestellter in der Gastronomie, dessen Aufgabe die Bedienung der Gäste ist 2. Kellermeister 3. Wirtschafter, Verwalter eines Gutes 4. herrschaftlicher Steuerbeamter
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 Kellner
- Kellners genitive
- Kellnerin feminine
- Kellnern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kellner?
- /ˈkɛlnɐ/
- [ˈkɛlnɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kellner
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kellner in German?
Kellner appears 6.9 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).