Polyglot Dictionary

Putzfrau

/ˈpʊtsˌfʁaʊ̯/

die noun A2

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

Forms

plural
Putzfrauen

Meaning

  1. cleaner

    Built from putzen (clean) + Frau (woman).

    • Die Putzfrau kommt am Dienstag.

      The cleaner comes on Tuesday.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • putzen clean
  • Frau woman

Similar words

Gebäudereiniger

Putzfrau more specifically means a female cleaning lady or housekeeper; Gebäudereiniger is more formal, a professional, gender-neutral term for a building cleaner.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

limpiador

limpiador is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "cleaner."

Practice

1 What does Putzfrau mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ kommt am Dienstag.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Putzfrau?

nouncompound

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