Veteran
German, noun/veteˈʁaːn/
Veteran is spelled V-E-T-E-R-A-N (7 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written German, the 31,493rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Veteran is a German masculine noun meaning “veteran (old soldier)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “altgediente, erfahrene Person”.
What does Veteran mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineveteran (old soldier)
- 2
masculinevintage car
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. altgediente, erfahrene Person 2. Oldtimer, altes gut gepflegtes Fahrzeug, Flugzeug oder Schiff, meistens Auto
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 Veteran
- Veteranen genitive
- Veteranin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Veteran?
- /veteˈʁaːn/
- [vetəˈʁaːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Veteran
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Veteran in German?
Veteran 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).