Schweizer
German, noun/ˈʃvaɪ̯t͡sɐ/
Schweizer is spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-Z-E-R (9 letters) and appears 65 times per million words in written German, the 1,326th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schweizer is a German masculine noun meaning “Swiss person, Swiss (male)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(männlicher^☆) Staatsangehöriger der Schweiz”.
What does Schweizer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineSwiss person, Swiss (male)
- 2
masculineSwiss Guard
- 3
masculinesacristan
- 4
masculinemilker (a person or man who milks cows)
- 5
masculinedoorman
adjective
- 1
of Switzerland
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (männlicher^☆) Staatsangehöriger der Schweiz 2. Türhüter (beim Papst) 3. Melker 4. die Kühe beaufsichtigende Person in der Milchwirtschaft
adjective: 1. die Schweiz betreffend, zur Schweiz gehörend, aus der Schweiz kommend 2. charakteristisch für die Schweiz
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 Schweizer
- Schweizers genitive
- Schweizerin feminine
- (female) Swiss feminine
- melker Swiss feminine
- Schweizern dative definite plural
- Schweitzer alternative archaic
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schweizer?
- /ˈʃvaɪ̯t͡sɐ/
- [ˈʃvaɪ̯t͡sɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schweizer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schweizer in German?
Schweizer appears 65 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).