Miniatur
German, noun/mini̯aˈtuːɐ̯/
Miniatur is spelled M-I-N-I-A-T-U-R (8 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written German, the 25,938th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Miniatur is a German feminine noun meaning “miniature” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleines Bild”.
What does Miniatur mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineminiature
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleines Bild 2. Miniaturmodell, Figur oder Nachbau in kleinem Maßstab 3. verzierte Buchstaben in alten Handschriften
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 Miniatur
- Miniaturen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Miniatur?
- /mini̯aˈtuːɐ̯/
- [mini̯aˈtuːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Miniatur
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Miniatur in German?
Miniatur appears 1.8 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).