Papst
German, noun/paːpst/
Papst is spelled P-A-P-S-T (5 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written German, the 2,772nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Papst is a German masculine noun meaning “pope (head of the Roman Catholic Church; title of other religious leaders such as the Coptic Pope)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Oberhaupt der Römisch-Katholischen Kirche und Bischof von Rom”.
What does Papst mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepope (head of the Roman Catholic Church; title of other religious leaders such as the Coptic Pope)
- 2
masculineluminary, expert, pundit (someone who is very knowledgeable and influential in a certain field; male or unspecified sex)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Oberhaupt der Römisch-Katholischen Kirche und Bischof von Rom 2. Oberhaupt der Koptischen Kirche und Patriarch von Alexandrien 3. Oberhaupt des Griechisch-Orthodoxen Patriarchats von Alexandria und Ganz Afrika und Patriarch von Alexandrien 4. Oberhaupt der Palmarianisch-Katholischen Kirche
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 Papst
- Papstes genitive
- Papsts genitive rare
- Päpste plural
- Päpstin feminine
- Papste dative singular
- Päpsten dative definite plural
- Babest alternative obsolete
- Babst alternative obsolete
- Bapst alternative obsolete
- Pabest alternative obsolete
- Pabst alternative obsolete
- Papest alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Papst?
- /paːpst/
- [paːpst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Papst
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Papst in German?
Papst appears 30 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).