Malter
German, noun/ˈmaltɐ/
Malter is spelled M-A-L-T-E-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 82,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Malter is a German masculine noun meaning “A former unit of volume whose precise size varied according to location and material measured; generally in the range of 100 to 200 liters” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Raummaß von regional unterschiedlicher Größe vor allem für Getreide”.
What does Malter mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineneuterA former unit of volume whose precise size varied according to location and material measured; generally in the range of 100 to 200 liters
- 2
Austriaarchaicmasculineneutermortar (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Raummaß von regional unterschiedlicher Größe vor allem für Getreide 2. kein Plural, österreichisch, veraltet: Mörtel
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 Malter
- Malters genitive
- Maltern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Malter?
- /ˈmaltɐ/
- [ˈmaltɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Malter in German?
Malter appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).