Zimmerfrau
German, noun[ˈt͡sɪmɐˌfʁaʊ̯]
Zimmerfrau is spelled Z-I-M-M-E-R-F-R-A-U (10 letters) and appears about once in every 74 million words in written German, the 535,730th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zimmerfrau is a German feminine noun meaning “chambermaid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Frau, die für die Pflege von Hotelzimmern beschäftigt ist”.
What does Zimmerfrau mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininechambermaid
- 2
Austriafeminine(female) room renter
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Frau, die für die Pflege von Hotelzimmern beschäftigt ist 2. Frau, die ein Zimmer vermietet 3. Bauhandwerkerin, die mit Holz arbeitet
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 Zimmerfrau
- Zimmerfrauen plural
- Roomboy masculine
- Zimmerjunge masculine
- Zimmermann masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zimmerfrau?
- [ˈt͡sɪmɐˌfʁaʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Zimmerfrau
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zimmerfrau in German?
Zimmerfrau appears about once in every 74 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).