Polyglot Dictionary

Fräulein

/ˈfʁɔɪ̯laɪ̯n/

das noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Fräulein

Meaning

  1. Miss (dated)

    • Das Fräulein trat ein.

      The young lady came in.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Mädchen

Close, register — Fräulein is a dated, formal form of address for a young woman; Mädchen is the everyday word for "girl."

Similar in other languages

English

girl

Close — "Miss" (dated) relates to "girl."

Spanish

señorita

Close — Miss (dated) relates to young lady.

Practice

1 What does Fräulein mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ trat ein.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Fräulein?

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