Proletariat
German, noun/pʁolətaˈʁi̯aːt/
Proletariat is spelled P-R-O-L-E-T-A-R-I-A-T (11 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written German, the 36,861st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Proletariat is a German neuter noun meaning “proletariat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “gesellschaftliche Schicht der Land- und Besitzlosen, die aber keine Sklaven waren”.
What does Proletariat mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterproletariat
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. gesellschaftliche Schicht der Land- und Besitzlosen, die aber keine Sklaven waren 2. gesellschaftliche Schicht ehemaliger Bauern oder Handwerker, die in die Städte zogen, um dort in der Industrie zu arbeiten 3. die Klasse der Lohnarbeiter
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 Proletariat
- Proletariates genitive
- Proletariats genitive
- Proletariate dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Proletariat?
- /pʁolətaˈʁi̯aːt/
- [pʁoletaˈʁi̯aːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Proletariat
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Proletariat in German?
Proletariat appears 1.1 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).