Pfarrer
German, noun[ˈ(p)fɑʁɐ]
Pfarrer is spelled P-F-A-R-R-E-R (7 letters) and appears 31 times per million words in written German, the 2,653rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pfarrer is a German masculine noun meaning “pastor (clergyman who serves a parish)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Person, die mit der Leitung von Gottesdiensten, der seelsorglichen Betreuung und in der Regel auch der…”.
What does Pfarrer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepastor (clergyman who serves a parish)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Person, die mit der Leitung von Gottesdiensten, der seelsorglichen Betreuung und in der Regel auch der Leitung einer Gemeinde betraut ist
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 Pfarrer
- Pfarrers genitive
- Pfarrerin feminine
- Pfarrern dative definite plural
- Pfr. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pfarrer?
- [ˈ(p)fɑʁɐ]
- [ˈfaʁɐ]
- [ˈpfɑrɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Pfarrer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Pfarrer in German?
Pfarrer appears 31 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).