Pfleger
German, noun/ˈpfleːɡɐ/
Pfleger is spelled P-F-L-E-G-E-R (7 letters) and appears 4.7 times per million words in written German, the 12,890th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pfleger is a German masculine noun meaning “clipping of Krankenpfleger (“nurse”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an agent noun of pflegen. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Person, die jemanden pflegt”.
What does Pfleger mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineagent noun of pflegen
- 2
masculineclipping of Krankenpfleger (“nurse”)
- 3
masculineclipping of Tierpfleger (“animal caretaker”)
- 4
masculineguardian
- 5
masculinegovernor, bailiff
- 6
Switzerlandmasculinean elementary school administrator
- 7
Switzerlandmasculineorganizer, supervisor
- 8
Switzerlandmasculinesecond (attendant of a duel or boxing match standing in for a contestant)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Person, die jemanden pflegt 2. vom Vormundschaftsgericht bestimmte Vertrauensperson, die sich in manchen Fällen um die rechtlichen Angelegenheiten einer Person kümmert
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 Pfleger
- Pflegers genitive
- Pflegerin feminine
- Pflegern dative definite plural
- Pfl. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pfleger?
- /ˈpfleːɡɐ/
- [ˈp͡fleːɡɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Pfleger
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Pfleger in German?
Pfleger appears 4.7 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).