Priester
German, noun/ˈpriːstər/
Priester is spelled P-R-I-E-S-T-E-R (8 letters) and appears 22 times per million words in written German, the 3,656th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Priester is a German masculine noun meaning “priest, presbyter (man who has received the sacrament of ordination)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Mittler zwischen dem menschlichen und göttlichen Bereich, zum Beispiel durch Opfer”.
What does Priester mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepriest, presbyter (man who has received the sacrament of ordination)
- 2
masculinepriest (every believer)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mittler zwischen dem menschlichen und göttlichen Bereich, zum Beispiel durch Opfer 2. Amtsträger in der Kirche, dauerhaft bestellt durch die Priesterweihe
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 Priester
- Priesters genitive
- Priesterin feminine
- Priestern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Priester?
- /ˈpriːstər/
- [ˈpʁiːstɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Priester
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Priester in German?
Priester appears 22 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).