Mädchen
German, noun/ˈmɛːtçən/
Mädchen is spelled M-Ä-D-C-H-E-N (7 letters) and appears 162 times per million words in written German, the 537th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mädchen is a German neuter noun meaning “girl” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “weibliches Kind”.
What does Mädchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutergirl
- 2
neutermaiden
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. weibliches Kind 2. junge Frau 3. weibliche Hausangestellte 4. befreundete weibliche Person
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 Mädchen
- Mädchens genitive
- Mägdchen alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Mädchen?
- /ˈmɛːtçən/
- /ˈmeːtçən/
- Austria /ˈmeːtçɛn/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Mädchen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Mädchen in German?
Mädchen appears 162 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).