Landfrau
German, noun/ˈlantˌfʁaʊ̯/
Landfrau is spelled L-A-N-D-F-R-A-U (8 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written German, the 241,486th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Landfrau is a German feminine noun meaning “countrywoman (woman who lives in the country)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einzelnes weibliches Mitglied eines Landfrauenverbandes”.
What does Landfrau mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecountrywoman (woman who lives in the country)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. einzelnes weibliches Mitglied eines Landfrauenverbandes 2. Frau, die im ländlichen Raum arbeitet, eine Frau, die in einem landwirtschaftlichen Betrieb 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 Landfrau
- Landfrauen plural
- Landmann masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Landfrau?
- /ˈlantˌfʁaʊ̯/
- [ˈlantˌfʁaʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Landfrau in German?
Landfrau appears about once in every 18 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).