Patrone
German, noun[ˌpaˈtʁoːnə]
Patrone is spelled P-A-T-R-O-N-E (7 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 27,235th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Patrone is a German feminine noun meaning “cartridge, round (live ammunition for a gun)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zylindrische Metallhülse, die als Munition für Feuerwaffen die Treibladung und das Geschoss enthält”.
What does Patrone mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecartridge, round (live ammunition for a gun)
Er hatte noch drei Patronen im Magazin.
- 2
femininecartridge case, casing (parts of a round of ammunition exclusive of the projectile)
Die Kugel haben wir nicht gefunden, aber die Patrone liegt hier.
- 3
feminineink cartridge (for a printer)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zylindrische Metallhülse, die als Munition für Feuerwaffen die Treibladung und das Geschoss enthält 2. mit Tinte befüllter Behälter zum Nachfüllen eines Füllfederhalters oder eines Tintenstrahldruckers 3. Hülle, die den Film einer Fotokamera umgibt
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 Patrone
- Patronen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Patrone?
- [ˌpaˈtʁoːnə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Patrone
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Patrone in German?
Patrone appears 1.7 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).