frau — woman (adult female human); wife (married woman, especially in relation to her spouse)
frau is the #106 most common word in German, a noun. It means “woman (adult female human); wife (married woman, especially in relation to her spouse)” and is pronounced /fʁaʊ̯/.
#106frequency rank
0.10%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of frau
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Frau | genitive | of the woman |
| Frauen | plural | women |
| Fräulein | diminutive | little woman |
| Frauchen | diminutive | little woman |
| Frau | nominative sg. | the woman |
| Frauen | nominative pl. | women |
| Frau | genitive sg. | of the woman |
| Frauen | genitive pl. | of the women |
| Frau | dative sg. | to the woman |
| Frauen | dative pl. | to the women |
| Frau | accusative sg. | the woman (object) |
| Frauen | accusative pl. | the women (object) |
| Frauen | genitive sg. | of the woman |
| Frauen | dative sg. | to the woman |
| Fraue | alternative, archaic | |
| Frauw | alternative, obsolete | |
| Fraw | alternative, obsolete | |
| Frawe | alternative, obsolete |
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