-ler
German, suffix[lɐ]
-ler is spelled L-E-R (3 letters) and appears 3.1 times per million words in written German, the 17,543rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). -ler is a German masculine suffix meaning “Used to create nouns linking a person (or thing) to some group, activity, object; similar to -er, but usually attached to nouns, not verbs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zu der vorangehenden Sache zählende, daran teilhabende Person; selten auch als Tier- oder Pflanzenbezeichnung”.
What does -ler mean in English?
suffix
- 1
masculineUsed to create nouns linking a person (or thing) to some group, activity, object; similar to -er, but usually attached to nouns, not verbs.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. zu der vorangehenden Sache zählende, daran teilhabende Person; selten auch als Tier- oder Pflanzenbezeichnung
abbreviation: 1. Lebensgestaltung-Ethik-Religionskunde (Schulfach)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce -ler?
- [lɐ]
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Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is -ler in German?
-ler appears 3.1 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).