Polyglot Dictionary

Leute

/ˈlɔɪ̯tə/

noun A1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. people

    Only plural — there's no singular "Leut" in standard use. For one person, German reaches for Mensch or Person instead.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

gente

gente is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "people."

Portuguese

povo

povo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "people."

Practice

1 What does Leute mean?

2 Fill the gap: Viele ___ waren auf der Party.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Leute?

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