Leute
German, noun/ˈlɔɪ.tə/ [ˈlɔe̠.t(ʰ)ə]
Leute is spelled L-E-U-T-E (5 letters) and appears 427 times per million words in written German, the 218th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leute is a German noun meaning “people (several individual persons, a group of people in general, esp. of one kind or another), folk (folks), peeps (slang), guys (boys…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Leut. The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Gruppe von Personen, Menschen meist unbestimmter, aber auch bestimmter Anzahl”.
What does Leute mean in English?
noun
- 1
people (several individual persons, a group of people in general, esp. of one kind or another), folk (folks), peeps (slang), guys (boys and/or girls)
noun
- 1
nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Leut
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Gruppe von Personen, Menschen meist unbestimmter, aber auch bestimmter Anzahl 2. die Menschen im Allgemeinen, gewöhnliche Menschen 3. eine Anrede unter Jugendlichen oder anderen Personen gleichen Alters oder Stellung 4. Menschen, die zum inneren Kreis der Familie, Sippe gehören
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 Leute
- Leutchen diminutive neuter
- Leutlein diminutive neuter
- Leuten dative definite plural
- Leut alternative colloquial poetic
- Leut' alternative
- Leude alternative pronunciation-spelling
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Leute?
- /ˈlɔɪ.tə/ [ˈlɔe̠.t(ʰ)ə]
- [ˈlɔe̠.də]
- [ˈlɔe̠.ɾə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Leute
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Leute in German?
Leute appears 427 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).