Schwester
German, noun/ˈʃvɛstɐ/
Schwester is spelled S-C-H-W-E-S-T-E-R (9 letters) and appears 59 times per million words in written German, the 1,461st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schwester is a German feminine noun meaning “sister” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “weibliches Kind derselben Eltern”.
What does Schwester mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesister
Meine Schwester kommt morgen.
- 2
colloquialfemininenurse; by extension used to refer to any medical staff that is not a doctor (usually, but not necessarily, confined to female staff)
- 3
femininenurse; used as a title of address for nurses
- 4
femininesister; nun; used particularly, but not only, as a title of address
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. weibliches Kind derselben Eltern 2. Krankenschwester 3. weibliche Person, die ihr Leben innerhalb der Kirche Gott gewidmet hat, einem Orden angehört 4. weibliche Person, der man sich im Geiste verbunden fühlt
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 Schwester
- Schwestern plural
- Schwesterchen diminutive neuter
- Schwesterlein diminutive neuter
- Schw. alternative abbreviation
- S. abbreviation
- Sr. abbreviation
- Bruder masculine
- Mönch masculine
- Frater masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schwester?
- /ˈʃvɛstɐ/
- [ˈʃʋɛstɐ]
- [ˈʃvɛstɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schwester
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schwester in German?
Schwester appears 59 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).