Komtur
German, noun[kɔmˈtuːɐ̯]
Komtur is spelled K-O-M-T-U-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 104,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Komtur is a German masculine noun meaning “commander, knight commander (of a basic administrative division called Kommende or Komturei)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Leiter einer Komturei oder Ballei der Ordensritter”.
What does Komtur mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecommander, knight commander (of a basic administrative division called Kommende or Komturei)
- 2
masculineA rank within certain types of honorary orders. (A bearer of the Komturkreuz.)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Leiter einer Komturei oder Ballei der Ordensritter 2. der Inhaber eines Komturkreuzes
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 Komtur
- Komturs genitive
- Komture plural
- Komturen dative definite plural
- Comthur alternative obsolete
- Komthur alternative obsolete
- Kommentur alternative obsolete
- Commenthur alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Komtur?
- [kɔmˈtuːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Komtur in German?
Komtur appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).