Einwohner

/ˈaɪnˌvoːnɐ/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Einwohner

Meaning

  1. inhabitant

    • Die Stadt hat 50.000 Einwohner.

      The town has 50,000 inhabitants.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

bewohner

Bewohner is more about residing in a specific building or place; Einwohner is more about being a resident or citizen of a town or country.

Similar in other languages

French

habitant

habitant is the French word for the same thing — both mean "inhabitant."

Portuguese

habitante

habitante is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "inhabitant."

Practice

1 What does Einwohner mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Stadt hat 50.000 ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Einwohner?

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