Zugführer
German, noun[ˈt͡suːkˌfyːʁɐ]
Zugführer is spelled Z-U-G-F-Ü-H-R-E-R (9 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,978th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zugführer is a German masculine noun meaning “leading conductor (on a train)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “für die Sicherheit und ordnungsgemäße Abwicklung einer Zugfahrt verantwortlicher Eisenbahnmitarbeiter”.
What does Zugführer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineleading conductor (on a train)
- 2
masculineplatoon leader
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. für die Sicherheit und ordnungsgemäße Abwicklung einer Zugfahrt verantwortlicher Eisenbahnmitarbeiter
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 Zugführer
- Zugführers genitive
- Zugführerin feminine
- Zugführern dative definite plural
- ZgFhr abbreviation
- ZFü abbreviation
- Zf abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zugführer?
- [ˈt͡suːkˌfyːʁɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Zugführer in German?
Zugführer appears 1.5 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).