Narr
German, noun/nar/
Narr is spelled N-A-R-R (4 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written German, the 18,198th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Narr is a German masculine noun meaning “fool (a person being stupid or oblivious to facts)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gaukler und Spaßmacher an einem Fürstenhof oder komische Figur im Theater”.
What does Narr mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedmasculinefool (a person being stupid or oblivious to facts)
- 2
masculinejester, fool
- 3
masculinecarnival enthusiast
- 4
masculineUsed in compounds to indicate an obsession; freak
Auto (“car”) + Narr → Autonarr (“car freak”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gaukler und Spaßmacher an einem Fürstenhof oder komische Figur im Theater 2. Person, die (kostümiert) am Karneval/Fasching teilnimmt 3. ein Mensch, der sich unklug/unvernünftig verhält 4. jemand, der von jemandem oder von etwas besessen ist
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 Narr
- Narren genitive
- Närrin feminine
- Narre variant archaic
- Närrchen diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Narr?
- /nar/
- [näɐ̯]
- [naː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Narr
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Narr in German?
Narr appears 3.0 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).