Pionier
German, noun[pioˈniːɐ̯]
Pionier is spelled P-I-O-N-I-E-R (7 letters) and appears 3.1 times per million words in written German, the 17,543rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pionier is a German masculine noun meaning “pioneer, trailblazer (fig.) (male or of unspecified gender)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Wegbereiter, Bahnbrecher”.
What does Pionier mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepioneer, trailblazer (fig.) (male or of unspecified gender)
- 2
masculinesapper, engineer (army engineer, combat engineer, military engineer) (male or of unspecified gender)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Wegbereiter, Bahnbrecher 2. Angehöriger einer Pioniertruppe und in Deutschland niedrigster Dienstgrad in der Pioniertruppe 3. Angehöriger einer Kinderorganisation der führenden Partei
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 Pionier
- Pioniers genitive
- Pioniere plural
- Pionierin feminine
- Pionieren dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pionier?
- [pioˈniːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Pionier
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Pionier in German?
Pionier appears 3.1 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).