Mätresse
German, noun/mɛˈtʁɛsə/
Mätresse is spelled M-Ä-T-R-E-S-S-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 61,377th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mätresse is a German feminine noun meaning “mistress, paramour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die meist einflussreiche Geliebte eines Fürsten oder Monarchen”.
What does Mätresse mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedfemininemistress, paramour
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die meist einflussreiche Geliebte eines Fürsten oder Monarchen 2. die Geliebte eines verheirateten Mannes
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 Mätresse
- Mätressen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Mätresse?
- /mɛˈtʁɛsə/
- [mɛˈtʁɛsə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Mätresse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Mätresse in German?
Mätresse appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).