Oberkellner
German, noun[ˈoːbɐˌkɛlnɐ]
Oberkellner is spelled O-B-E-R-K-E-L-L-N-E-R (11 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 110,302nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Oberkellner is a German masculine noun meaning “headwaiter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “im Rang übergeordneter Kellner; Kellner, der kassiert”.
What does Oberkellner mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineheadwaiter
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. im Rang übergeordneter Kellner; Kellner, der kassiert
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 Oberkellner
- Oberkellners genitive
- Oberkellnerin feminine
- Oberkellnern dative definite plural
- Ober abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Oberkellner?
- [ˈoːbɐˌkɛlnɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Oberkellner
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Oberkellner in German?
Oberkellner appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).