Meisterwerk
German, noun[ˈmaɪ̯stɐˌvɛʁk]
Meisterwerk is spelled M-E-I-S-T-E-R-W-E-R-K (11 letters) and appears 4.4 times per million words in written German, the 13,580th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Meisterwerk is a German neuter noun meaning “masterwork, masterpiece (outstanding work, especially of art)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Meisterstück, eine handwerklich angefertigte, extrem hochwertige Arbeit, welche dafür geschaffen wird, um…”.
What does Meisterwerk mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutermasterwork, masterpiece (outstanding work, especially of art)
- 2
neuterchef d'oeuvre, magnum opus (main work of an artist, a period etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Meisterstück, eine handwerklich angefertigte, extrem hochwertige Arbeit, welche dafür geschaffen wird, um den Meistertitel in einem Handwerk (beispielsweise als Tischler, Klempner, Uhrmacher) zu bekommen 2. ein überragend gutes, künstlerisches Werk 3. eine Spitzenleistung
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 Meisterwerk
- Meisterwerkes genitive
- Meisterwerks genitive
- Meisterwerke plural
- Meisterwerken dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Meisterwerk?
- [ˈmaɪ̯stɐˌvɛʁk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Meisterwerk
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Meisterwerk in German?
Meisterwerk appears 4.4 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).