Offizial
German, noun/ɔfiˈt͡si̯aːl/
Offizial is a German masculine noun meaning “judicial vicar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vikar eines Bischofs, der in dessen Namen die Gerichtsbarkeit ausübt”.
What does Offizial mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinejudicial vicar
- 2
Austriamasculinetitle for civil servants
prefix
- 1
official, legal, public
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vikar eines Bischofs, der in dessen Namen die Gerichtsbarkeit ausübt 2. Titel eines Beamten
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 Offizial
- Offizials genitive
- Offizialen genitive
- Offiziale plural
- Offizialin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Offizial?
- /ɔfiˈt͡si̯aːl/
- [ɔfiˈt͡si̯aːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Offizial in German?
Offizial appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).