Rekrut
German, noun/ʁeˈkʁuːt/
Rekrut is spelled R-E-K-R-U-T (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 77,779th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rekrut is a German masculine noun meaning “recruit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Novize oder Neuankömmling beim Militär; jemand, der den Wehrdienst aufgenommen hat”.
What does Rekrut mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerecruit
- 2
AustriaSwitzerlandmasculinea soldier of the lowest rank in the Swiss and Austrian armed forces, similar to a private
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Novize oder Neuankömmling beim Militär; jemand, der den Wehrdienst aufgenommen hat
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 Rekrut
- Rekruten genitive
- Recrut obsolete
- Rekrutin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rekrut?
- /ʁeˈkʁuːt/
- [ʁeˈkʁuːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Rekrut
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Rekrut in German?
Rekrut appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).