Messer
German, noun/ˈmɛsɐ/
Messer is spelled M-E-S-S-E-R (6 letters) and appears 31 times per million words in written German, the 2,653rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Messer is a German neuter noun meaning “knife” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schneidewerkzeug mit Griff und Klinge”.
What does Messer mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterknife
noun
- 1
masculinemeasurer, surveyor
- 2
masculinegauge, meter
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schneidewerkzeug mit Griff und Klinge 2. Stichwaffe mit Griff und Klinge 3. schneidende Klinge in Maschinen, wie zum Beispiel einem Rasenmäher
noun: 1. der messende Mensch 2. das Gerät zur Messung
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 Messer
- Messers genitive
- Messerchen diminutive neuter
- Messerlein diminutive neuter
- Messern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Messer?
- /ˈmɛsɐ/
- [ˈmɛsɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Messer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Messer in German?
Messer appears 31 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).