Soubrette
German, noun[zuˈbʁɛtə]
Soubrette is a German feminine noun meaning “soubrette” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Kammerzofe, die im Musik- und Sprechtheater immer lustige Rollen wie beispielsweise die Rolle der…”.
What does Soubrette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesoubrette
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Kammerzofe, die im Musik- und Sprechtheater immer lustige Rollen wie beispielsweise die Rolle der munteren Liebhaberin spielt
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 Soubrette
- Soubretten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Soubrette?
- [zuˈbʁɛtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Soubrette in German?
Soubrette appears about once in every 19 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).