Rechner
German, noun/ˈʁɛçnɐ/
Rechner is spelled R-E-C-H-N-E-R (7 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written German, the 5,360th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rechner is a German masculine noun meaning “computer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an agent noun of rechnen; person who calculates. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gerät, das mathematische oder logische Operationen ausführt”.
What does Rechner mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecomputer
- 2
masculinecalculator (one that is either too big to fit in one's pocket or is a virtual calculator like in a phone or computer app)
- 3
masculineclipping of Taschenrechner, handheld calculator
- 4
masculinereckoner
noun
- 1
masculineagent noun of rechnen; person who calculates
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gerät, das mathematische oder logische Operationen ausführt 2. hochtechnologische Rechenmaschine 3. tragbares technisches Hilfsmittel zur Lösung mathematischer Aufgaben 4. eine Person, die eine Sache genau durchrechnet oder kalkuliert
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 Rechner
- Rechners genitive
- Rechnern dative definite plural
- Rechnerin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rechner?
- /ˈʁɛçnɐ/
- [ˈʁɛçnɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Rechner
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Rechner in German?
Rechner appears 14 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).