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Oberwachtmeister

German, noun/ˈoːbɐˌvaxtmaɪ̯stɐ/

Oberwachtmeister is a German masculine noun meaning “a Master sergeant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does Oberwachtmeister mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    Austriamasculinea Master sergeant

  2. 2

    Switzerlandmasculinea Sergeant First Class

  3. 3

    masculinesenior master-sentinel (a rank of NCO in the cavalry and artillery until 1945, equivalent to an oberfeldwebel in the Bundeswehr or to a staff sergeant in the US-Army)

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of Oberwachtmeister

  • Oberwachtmeisters genitive
  • Oberwachtmeistern dative definite plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Oberwachtmeister?

  • /ˈoːbɐˌvaxtmaɪ̯stɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Oberwachtmeister in German?

Oberwachtmeister appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).