Unteroffizier
German, noun[ˈʊntɐʔɔfiˌt͡siːɐ̯]
Unteroffizier is spelled U-N-T-E-R-O-F-F-I-Z-I-E-R (13 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written German, the 30,497th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Unteroffizier is a German masculine noun meaning “non-commissioned officer, NCO” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Dienstgrad eines Soldaten”.
What does Unteroffizier mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinenon-commissioned officer, NCO
- 2
masculinea specific, namely the lowest, NCO rank
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dienstgrad eines Soldaten 2. Dienstgradgruppe 3. Person, die den Dienstgrad eines Unteroffiziers innehat
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 Unteroffizier
- Unteroffiziers genitive
- Unteroffiziere plural
- Unteroffizierin feminine
- Unteroffizieren dative definite plural
- Unterofficier obsolete
- U abbreviation
- Uffz abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Unteroffizier?
- [ˈʊntɐʔɔfiˌt͡siːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Unteroffizier in German?
Unteroffizier appears 1.4 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).