Person
German, noun/pɛrˈzoːn/
Person is spelled P-E-R-S-O-N (6 letters) and appears 195 times per million words in written German, the 443rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Person is a German feminine noun meaning “person, individual” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Mensch”.
What does Person mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineperson, individual
Ein Tisch für zwei Personen, bitte!
- 2
datedderogatoryfemininesomeone (often female) who is not proper company, mostly because they are of lower class or doubtful morals
Diese Person kommt mir nicht mehr ins Haus!
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Mensch 2. ein Rechts- oder Wirtschaftssubjekt 3. eine Flexionskategorie des Verbs und Pronomens 4. Figur, Darsteller einer Rolle
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 Person
- Personen plural
- Persönchen diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Person?
- /pɛrˈzoːn/
- [pɛɐ̯ˈzoːn]
- [pɛʁˈzoːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Person
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Person in German?
Person appears 195 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).