Stellvertreter
German, noun/ˈʃtɛlfərˌtreːtər/
Stellvertreter is spelled S-T-E-L-L-V-E-R-T-R-E-T-E-R (14 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written German, the 6,912th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stellvertreter is a German masculine noun meaning “deputy, vicegerent, lieutenant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Person, die jemanden (meist für kurze Zeit) ersetzen und dessen Rolle übernehmen kann”.
What does Stellvertreter mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedeputy, vicegerent, lieutenant
- 2
masculineproxy, representative, agent
- 3
masculineproxy, substitute, surrogate
- 4
masculineproxy pattern
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Person, die jemanden (meist für kurze Zeit) ersetzen und dessen Rolle übernehmen kann
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 Stellvertreter
- Stellvertreters genitive
- Stellvertreterin feminine
- Stellvertretern dative definite plural
- Stellv. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Stellvertreter?
- /ˈʃtɛlfərˌtreːtər/
- /-fɛr-/
- [ˈʃtɛl.fɐˌtʁeː.tɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Stellvertreter
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Stellvertreter in German?
Stellvertreter appears 10 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).