Maurer
German, noun/ˈmaʊ̯ʁɐ/
Maurer is spelled M-A-U-R-E-R (6 letters) and appears 6.5 times per million words in written German, the 10,058th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maurer is a German masculine noun meaning “bricklayer, mason (craftsperson who builds in stone; male or unspecified sex)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bauhandwerker, der mauert und verputzt”.
What does Maurer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebricklayer, mason (craftsperson who builds in stone; male or unspecified sex)
noun
- 1
masculineAn inhabitant of Mauren (e.g. Liechtenstein).
- 2
masculineAn inhabitant of Mauer (e.g. Vienna, Austria).
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bauhandwerker, der mauert und verputzt
noun: 1. Mann, der in der liechtensteinischen Gemeinde Mauren lebt oder dort geboren ist
adjective: 1. für Mauren charakteristisch, aus Mauren stammend, zu Mauren gehörig
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 Maurer
- Maurers genitive
- Maurerin feminine
- Maurern dative definite plural
- Mäurer alternative obsolete
- Meurer alternative obsolete
- Mauerer variant archaic
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Maurer?
- /ˈmaʊ̯ʁɐ/
- [ˈmaʊ̯ʁɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Maurer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Maurer in German?
Maurer appears 6.5 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).