Putzfrau
German, noun/ˈpʊt͡sˌfʁaʊ̯/
Putzfrau is spelled P-U-T-Z-F-R-A-U (8 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written German, the 19,537th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Putzfrau is a German feminine noun meaning “charwoman, female cleaner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Frau, die erwerbsmäßig Räumlichkeiten putzt”.
What does Putzfrau mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecharwoman, female cleaner
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Frau, die erwerbsmäßig Räumlichkeiten putzt
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 Putzfrau
- Putzfrauen plural
- Putzmann masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Putzfrau?
- /ˈpʊt͡sˌfʁaʊ̯/
- [ˈpʊt͡sˌfʁaʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Putzfrau
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Putzfrau in German?
Putzfrau appears 2.7 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).