Schleier
German, noun/ˈʃlaɪ̯ɐ/
Schleier is spelled S-C-H-L-E-I-E-R (8 letters) and appears 3.4 times per million words in written German, the 16,394th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schleier is a German masculine noun meaning “veil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “dünner, halbdurchsichtiger Stoff zur Verhüllung von Kopf/Gesicht (einer Frau)”.
What does Schleier mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineveil
- 2
masculinehaze, mist
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. dünner, halbdurchsichtiger Stoff zur Verhüllung von Kopf/Gesicht (einer Frau) 2. durchsichtige, feine Wolke aus kleinen Partikeln 3. Vertrübung oder Verfärbung einer Oberfläche, beispielsweise auf Fotos oder Gemälden
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 Schleier
- Schleiers genitive
- Schleiern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schleier?
- /ˈʃlaɪ̯ɐ/
- [ˈʃlaɪ̯ɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schleier
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schleier in German?
Schleier appears 3.4 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).